Yet analysts and those close to the administration say it is difficult to know what Trump’s endgame is with China. Although Trump has long talked tough on trade to the cheers of his working-class base of supporters, more recently he has appeared impatient about the pace of progress and has spoken about how he and Xi will have to get together to close a deal, “probably” next month at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 27, 2019 17:15 UTC