Trump: ‘Ahead of Schedule’ on China Trade Deal

Trump: ‘Ahead of Schedule’ on China Trade Deal
President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, on Oct. 27, 2019. Jim Bourg/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Oct. 28 he expected to sign a significant part of the trade deal with China ahead of schedule but did not elaborate on the timing.

“We are looking probably to be ahead of schedule to sign a very big portion of the China deal, we'll call it Phase One but it’s a very big portion,” he told reporters at Joint Base Andrews before leaving on a visit to Chicago.