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Censky says U.S.-China ‘phase one’ deal is still on track

USDA deputy secretary Steve Censky says “all systems are go” for finalizing the “phase one” trade deal between the U.S. and China.

“I do know that those discussions between the United States and China have been continuing this week to try to finalize that agreement,” Censky says, “and so I think that goal of having it finalized by mid-November still remains.”

The cancellation of next month’s economic summit in Chile, where President Trump and China’s president Xi were reportedly going to sign the agreement, has raised some concerns about when it will get done. There are reports today that China has proposed the two leaders meet in Macau, on the southeast coast of China, for the signing of the agreement.