“We are in good shape, we are making good progress, and there are no natural reasons why this (signing part of a trade transaction. - RT ) cannot happen,” Ross quotes Bloomberg.
At the same time, he called the trade agreement “especially difficult”, saying that the United States “ensures that each side has a correct, clear, detailed understanding of what” it agreed to.
Also, Ross named the possible places for concluding the deal - the states of Iowa, Alaska, as well as a number of points in China.
Earlier, US leader Donald Trump announced a joint effort with China to select a new location for the first phase of the deal.
This need arose after the cancellation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Chile.
October 18, it became known about Trump's readiness to conclude a trade deal with China before the summit.