Trump says he likely won't sign any trade deal with China until he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he likely would not sign any trade deal with China until he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the upcoming APEC Forum in Chile.
Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said the partial trade deal announced last week was in the process of being formalized.Trump, Xi and other heads of state are expected to participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum being held in Santiago from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17. Last week, Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He announced the first phase of a deal to end the trade war between Beijing and Washington but did not offer many details.
China wants more talks as soon as the end of October to hammer out the details of the “phase one” pact, according to a Bloomberg report on Monday that cited people familiar with the matter. Reporting by Steve Holland and Makini Brice; Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Toby Chopra and Chris Reese
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Oil prices extend losses as weak China data compounds U.S.-China trade deal doubtsOil prices dropped again on Tuesday after falling heavily in the previous sessio...
Read more »
Beijing is 'relieved' by partial trade agreement, says Trump outside advisor on China'I think that may have scared the Chinese that they were going to get into a serious trade war with access to our capital markets being cut off, among other things,' Michael Pillsbury says.
Read more »
Trump administration warns of tariff hike if US, China trade deal is not finalizedTreasury Secretary Mnuchin warned of a tariff hike if China does not finalize the specifics of a newly negotiated partial trade deal announced by Pres. Trump last week.
Read more »
Farmers are skeptical of the partial trade pact Trump announced with ChinaQuestions over a US-China trade announcement have mounted since last week, particularly within the agricultural sector.
Read more »