China said to offer Trump US$200 billion cut in US trade deficit

May 18, 2018 7:40 AM

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – China has offered US President Donald Trump a US$200 billion (S$269 billion) reduction in its annual trade surplus with the US by increasing imports of American products and other steps, said a Trump administration official.

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