Economics
Trump, Xi Talk Past Each Other on Need for Win-Win Trade Deal
- U.S. president wants a ‘much better deal,’ he tells Fox
- Xi also says he will seek to ensure ‘financial sovereignty’
Xi Jinping speaks to delegates from the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, in Beijing, on Nov. 22.
Photographer: Jason Lee-Pool/Getty Images
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said his nation wants to work toward a phase-one trade agreement with the U.S. that’s based in part on “equality,” a guiding principle that President Donald Trump just hours later said he doesn’t share.