Trump likely to sign mini-trade deal with China

US President Donald Trump has said he is likely to sign the mini-trade deal with China next month on the sidelines of the summit when he meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He had announced the deal earlier this month.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said yesterday that efforts to commit the agreement to paper before



the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile next month are on track. He, however, added that some work remains to be done.

The new mini-deal includes a surge in Chinese purchases of American farm exports and also covers intellectual property, financial services and currency exchange.