US President Donald Trump is optimistic about the trade deal with China and plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in two weeks.

Speaking at a lunch with Senate Republicans at the newly renovated Rose Garden of the White House on Tuesday (local time), Trump signalled a positive tone ahead of the anticipated high-level meeting.

“I’m going to see President Xi in two weeks. I am going over to South Korea . We’re going to meet in South Korea. We’re going to talk about a lot of things,” Trump said.

The US President also highlighted ongoing tariff discussions between the two economic powerhouses, suggesting that Beijing was concerned about the level of tariffs imposed by the US.

“They want to discuss the fact that they’re paying a 157 per cent tariff. It’s a little higher th

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