Trump Says ‘Substantive’ China Talks Could Yield Tariff Cut

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 8.

Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg

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US President Donald Trump said he believed trade negotiations launching this weekend with China would result in tangible progress, predicting Beijing would be willing to make concessions and saying he could consider cutting punishing tariffs against the country if there was significant momentum.