Trump Says Phase 2 China Trade Deal Unlikely at This Point
- Comments come as relations with Beijing continue to sour
- Trump has faulted China for pandemic, Hong Kong treatment
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President Donald Trump said a phase two trade deal with China isn’t under consideration, saying the relationship between Washington and Beijing has deteriorated too much.
“I don’t think about that,” Trump said Friday when asked about the possibility of a second round of trade agreements with China. “The relationship with China has been severely damaged.”