The deal presented to Trump by trade advisers on Thursday included a promise by the Chinese to buy more US agricultural goods, the people said. Trump on Thursday tweeted that the US and China are “VERY close” to signing a “BIG” trade deal. Discussions now are focused on reducing those rates by as much as half, as part of the interim agreement Trump announced almost nine weeks ago. Even amid the positive signs on trade, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (王毅) yesterday highlighted the other confrontations between the two sides. “The outcome of US-China trade talks will be a key determinant of the trajectory for 2020 growth.
