Trump says deal ‘could very well happen’ with China, but no respite on tariffs war
Chinese vice-premier will visit the US for the next round of trade negotiations with Washington
Washington — US President Donald Trump says there has been progress towards a trade deal with China, but denies that he is considering lifting tariffs on Chinese imports. “Things are going very well with China and with trade,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday, adding that he had seen some “false reports” indicating that US tariffs on Chinese products would be lifted. “If we make a deal certainly we would not have sanctions and if we don’t make a deal we will,” Trump said. “We’ve really had a very extraordinary number of meetings and a deal could very well happen with China. It’s going well. I would say about as well as it could possibly go.” Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He will visit the US on January 30 and 31 for the next round of trade negotiations with Washington. More tariffs That follows lower-level negotiations held in Beijing last week to resolve the bitter dispute between the world’s two largest economies by March 2, when the Trump administration is scheduled...
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