China confirmed that a trade deal with the United States was nearing completion on Oct. 29, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the two sides were ahead of schedule to sign a “phase one” deal.
Meanwhile, the White House denied an Oct. 29 report by the South China Morning Post, which cited an anonymous source who said Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would meet in Chile during November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit to sign the deal “if everything goes smoothly.”
