A White House trade adviser says the 86-page agreement is being translated and double checked.
The Christmas rally on Wall Street has fizzled out despite the US and China edging closer to the formal signing of an initial trade deal as soon as next week.Protection of intellectual property, forced technology transfers and currency manipulation are at the heart of the dealThe confirmation of the trade pact's signing will come from Mr Trump, a White House aide said
The South China Morning Post reported that Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He will arrive in Washington this week to sign the trade agreement.But he said confirmation would come from US President Donald Trump. Mr Navarro said the 86-page agreement was still being translated and included clauses on protection of intellectual property, forced technology transfers and currency manipulation.
"Basically you need to get it translated into the Chinese and double checked so both versions match," he told Fox News. These are key issues for the US, which led Mr Trump to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese imports and which saw Beijing retaliate.
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