NEW: President Trump says he feels optimistic that China is willing to make a deal on trade after talks resumed between U.S. and Chinese officials.
SAINT JEAN DE LUZ, France — President Donald Trump said he feels optimistic China is willing to make a deal on trade after talks resumed between U.S. and Chinese officials.
President Donald Trump reacts during his a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in Biarritz on Monday.Speaking to reporters, Trump heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping calling him a “great leader” and said China wants “to do something very, very badly.”The stock market fell sharply Friday after China announced it would slap retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S.
“You’ve got both sides playing their game, we get that,” Kudlow told reporters. “As long as they are talking, I’m good.”
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