FILE PHOTO: A Benjamin Franklin U.S. 100 dollar banknote and a Chinese 100 yuan banknote with late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong are seen in this picture illustration in Beijing, China, January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that trade talks with China are moving along well.
His comment to reporters at the White House followed a report that the U.S. trade deficit surged to a record high in 2018, despite the Trump administration’s “America First” policies, including tariffs, aimed at shrinking the trade gap.
Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by David Alexander; Editing by Tim Ahmann