With List 4B Tariffs Looming, US Close to Trade Deal With China, Tweets Trump

The U.S. is “getting VERY close to a BIG DEAL with China” on trade, tweeted President Donald Trump at 9:35 a.m. EST Thursday. “They want it, and so do we!” Trump eight days earlier in London said he liked “the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal” (see 1912030006). The 15 percent List 4B Section 301 tariffs are scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative didn’t comment.