White House says China trade deal talks going ‘very well’

Talks between the United States and China on a trade deal have made progress, the White House said Tuesday, despite Donald Trump’s tariffs policy and Beijing’s retaliatory measures.

“We’re doing very well in respect to a potential trade deal with China,” the president’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “The president and the administration are setting the stage for a deal… the ball is moving in the right direction.”