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Trump, Xi may meet in March to iron out US-China trade deal

2019-02-23 10:33:57       source:Straits Times

February 23, 2019


WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he may meet Chinese president Xi Jinping next month (March) to finalise a trade deal that is “more likely” to happen than not, suggesting that a deal to end the trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies may be on the horizon.


The latest round of US-Chinese trade talks in Washington were originally scheduled to wrap up on Friday, but went so well that the Chinese trade delegation has extended its trip, said Mr Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.


The Chinese negotiators will continue meetings with their US counterparts through the weekend, and will now depart Washington on Sunday night or Monday instead.


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