President Trump hinted that he is optimistic about a meeting tomorrow with Chinese President Xi, telling the APEC CEOs summit (full speech here) that, “I think it’s gonna be a great deal for both.”

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: The spirit in our country is like, uh, incredible. If you compare that, we, we lost a lot of spirit in our country. Our country was depressed. They were very depressed, and they had a right to be. But around the world, we’re signing one trade deal after another to balance our relationships on the basis of reciprocity. Very important word. On this trip alone, I’ve signed groundbreaking agreements with Malaysia, Cambodia, Japan, and our deal with the Republic of Korea will be finalized very soon, like, moments, or very shortly thereafter. These agreements will be incredible victories for all of us because everyone is better off when we have stable partnerships not plagued by chronic problems and imbalances. You know, probably, you know that the President Xi of China’s coming tomorrow here and we’re going to be, uh, I hope, making a deal. I think we’re gonna have a deal. I think it’ll be a good deal for both, and that’s really a great result. You know, that’s better than fighting and going through all sorts of problems and, you know, no reason for it. I think it’s gonna be a great deal for both. So I’ll be meeting him tomorrow. A lot of people are interested. They’re also interested in what we are doing, but they’re interested in that. I can tell you a lot, the world is watching, and I think we’ll have something that’s very exciting for everybody. And that’s also good for South Korea. That’s good for, it’s good for all nations.

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