Trump: US-China Phase 2 Deal Discussion Could Be Completed After Presidential Election

President Donald Trump has hinted that the phase two deal with China will only be finalized after the US presidential election. This is done to provide a negotiating advantage for Trump. Quoting from CNBC, Friday (9/1/2020), the US will soon send people to discuss with China after finalizing the first phase of the deal some time ago. However, Trump said these discussions would take some time. “I think I want to wait for the completion of the discussion until the election. That way I think we'll be able to make a better deal," he said. Although Trump has often pushed for a resolution of tensions between the two countries, this is not the first time he has hinted that a new deal could be concluded after the US presidential election.

According to Trump, the tension of the trade war could threaten the perpetrators effort and farmers in the US who depend on it pass China. In fact, to date Trump has poured out 28 billion US dollars to provide incentives for farmers. For information, the US and China plan to sign an agreement trading The first phase will be on January 15th. The deal includes reducing tariffs, obliging China to increase purchases product agriculture US, and changes in intellectual property and technology regulations. The plan is that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who is also the head of the Chinese negotiating team, will come directly to Washington to sign the agreement.

Sumber : https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/01/10/150451326/trump-pembahasan-kesepakatan-as-china-fase-2-bisa-diselesaikan-setelah-pilpres.