First-stage US-China trade agreement, no need to be achieved in November = US Secretary of Commerce

[Washington, 21st Reuters]-US Secretary of Commerce Ross said yesterday that the "Phase 1" US-China trade agreement does not need to be achieved next month. Secretary Ross emphasized in an interview with FOX Business that “it needs to be a proper agreement and not to be achieved in November”. “It is important that the agreement is appropriate, not the time of achievement,” he said.

Trump President during the meeting with Xi Jinping, China Jintao next month Asia Pacific Ocean Economic Cooperation forum to be held in Chile (APEC) summit, shows the idea to sign the US-China trade agreement of the first stage.

In response to the question of whether or not to sign off at APEC, he said, “It is important that the contents of the sign are correct and that is what the president wants,” and stressed that the date of signing is not important.