Trump Says Not Thinking About ‘Phase 2’ Trade Deal with China, Citing ‘Severely Damaged’ Relationship

Trump Says Not Thinking About ‘Phase 2’ Trade Deal with China, Citing ‘Severely Damaged’ Relationship
President Donald Trump holds a roundtable on "Supporting the People of Venezuela" at Iglesia Doral Jesus Worship Center in Doral, Florida, on July 10, 2020. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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President Donald Trump said on July 10 that he was not considering negotiating a “phase two” trade deal with the Chinese regime, as relations between Washington and Beijing have deteriorated over the pandemic and other issues.

Trump, asked by reporters aboard Air Force One about the possibility of a second phase trade deal, said, “I don’t think about it now,” adding that he had many other things on his mind.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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