This is reported by AFP.

#BREAKING US, China "very close" to trade deal, says Trump pic.twitter.com/gKppfAy49L

- AFP news agency (@AFP) April 4, 2019

Earlier, the White House noted progress in US-Chinese trade negotiations.

In turn, Trump called the Chinese leader Xi Jinping king of China, and also said that he has a good relationship with the head of the PRC.

In early February, expert Edward Lozansky, in an interview with NSN, commented on Washington’s and Beijing’s statement about progress in a dialogue on the settlement of trade issues.