“After the transaction enters into force, we will significantly increase the import of agricultural products from the United States, without any doubt it will help fill the gap between supply and demand in our domestic market,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

Along with this, he emphasized that the import of these products would not be a blow to Chinese manufacturers.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington would immediately begin negotiations on the second phase of a trade deal with Beijing, without waiting for the 2020 election.

On December 12, Trump announced that Washington is “very close” to a big deal with Beijing.