[Washington, 21 Reuters]-US President Trump said on the 21st that the trade agreement with China was successfully realized and continued to be optimistic about the possibility of the agreement.
Mr. Trump pointed out to the reporters at the cabinet meeting that day that the challenges for the second stage agreement with China are easier to solve than the first stage in many ways.
U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) Light Heiser representative explained that the goal of signing the first-stage agreement at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in November in Chile remains unchanged. However, he said there are still unresolved issues.
US Secretary of Commerce Ross said yesterday that the first-stage agreement does not need to be settled next month. [nL3N2763MN]