President Donald Trump told reporters en route from New Mexico to California that the U.S. and China could ink a trade deal soon, or it may still wait until after the 2020 elections.
"I think there will be a deal maybe soon, maybe before the election, or one day after the election. And if it is after the election, it will be a deal like you have never seen, it will be the greatest deal ever and China knows that," Trump said.
As for the elections, Trump stated China thinks he will win in November 2020. "China thinks I am going to win so easily and they are concerned because I told them: 'If it's after the election, it's going to be far worse than what it is right now.' I told them that. Would they like to see somebody else win? Absolutely," Trump added.
China's trade and economic officials arrived in Washington Wednesday for talks Thursday and Friday at the deputy level.
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