Trump dangles deal ahead of meeting with China’s Xi
US president says a trade agreement with Beijing could avert more tariffs
26 June 2019 - 17:55
Washington — US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it was “absolutely possible” he would emerge from a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping with a deal that would keep him from imposing tariffs he had threatened to put on China.
Trump is expected to meet with Xi at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan this weekend. It will be the first time the two leaders have had a face-to-face meeting since trade talks between their countries collapsed in May...
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