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Trump poised to announce a limited trade deal with China, but comprehensive solution still looks far off

WASHINGTON - With President Donald Trump set to meet with China's top economic envoy Friday at the White House, signs are pointing to a mini trade deal: China buying more American farm goods, among other limited concessions, in exchange for some relief on tariffs.

Senior U.S. and Chinese economic and trade officials had daylong talks Thursday in what Trump described as a "very, very good negotiation." Earlier, the president said he would meet Friday with Vice Chairman Liu He, Chinese President Xi Jinping's right-hand man who is leading the delegation from Beijing.

And Trump has

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