“I think that (agreement. - RT ) will be signed quite easily. I hope that we will be both at the summit in Chile, where we will be with President Xi (President Xi Jinping. - RT ), ”RIA Novosti quoted Trump as saying.

Earlier, Beijing expressed its readiness to conclude a trade deal with Washington in the near future subject to an equal dialogue.

At the same time, the Chinese Foreign Ministry noted significant progress in the first part of the agreement following the results of the last round of negotiations with the United States.