London  — President Donald Trump signalled he would be willing to wait for another year before striking a trade agreement with China, casting doubt on the likelihood of a phase-one accord within weeks between Washington and Beijing.

“I have no deadline,” he told reporters on Tuesday in London when asked if he wanted an agreement by year's end. He said later in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that he would not sign an agreement unless it was  a “good deal”...

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