GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA – President Trump on Wednesday confidently predicted striking a deal with China's leader in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Forum, following a period of trade tensions that have threatened to escalate.

"I think we're going have a deal, I think it will be a good deal for both, and that's really a great result," Trump told a lunch meeting of APEC business executives in the southern city of Gyeongju.

"That's better than fighting and going through all sorts of problems," he added ahead of the Thursday meeting with President Xi Jinping. "No reason for it."

Trump said that he could reduce tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for a commitment from Beijing to curb exports of chemicals used to make fentanyl.

"I expect to be lowering that b

See Full Page