White House says 'significant work remains' to be done on US-China trade deal
2019-04-06 10:44:38 source：Straits Times
April 6, 2019
WASHINGTON - Significant work remains on the US-China trade deal, said a statement from the White House on Friday (April 5) at the conclusion of the latest round of trade talks in Washington DC.
A day earlier at a meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, President Donald Trump had said that both sides were not far from wrapping up negotiations. Mr Liu also said a new consensus had been reached on the text of the trade agreement, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
But on Friday, the White House statement made no mention of Mr Trump's comments the day before, that an agreement could possibly be reached in four weeks or so. Nor did it mention a deal-signing summit between Mr Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping, which would have been a definitive sign that negotiations were in its final stages.
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