LONDON - President Donald Trump appeared to downplay the chances for a deal to end the U.S.-China trade war before the end of the year. Speaking in London he is attending a NATO summit, Trump said Tuesday that the only limiting factor to reaching an agreement with China is whether he wants to make a deal. Asked about his previous goal of reaching an agreement by years’ end, Trump told reporters, ‘’I have no deadline, no.““In some ways I like the idea of waiting until after the election,“ Trump added. He has previously suggested that China wanted to wait until after the election to negotiate a deal. Pressure is building on both sides to complete what Trump has called a limited “phase one” deal before the deadline, though Trump could end up postponing the tariffs, as he did in October, to allow more time for negotiations.

Source: thestar December 03, 2019 11:37 UTC