Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed
by Justin McCurry in Busan from World news | The Guardian on (#713YY)
Donald Trump hails amazing' trade talks with Chinese counterpart, with no roadblock at all on rare earth'
Donald Trump has described crucial trade talks with the Chinese president in South Korea as amazing", saying their dispute over the supply of rare earths had been settled and that he would visit China in April.
Xi Jinping has not commented on Thursday's discussions but noted that the economic and trade teams from both countries had reached a basic consensus on addressing our respective major concerns" during recent talks in Kuala Lumpur, according to Chinese state media. That had provided the necessary conditions" for their meeting on Thursday, he added.
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