BUSAN, South Korea — President Trump announced “we have a deal” shortly after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for almost two hours Thursday in their first face-to-face since he returned to the White House.

“On the scale of 0 to 10, with 10 being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One after leaving the South Korean air base that hosted the meeting.

“We have a deal. Now, every year we will renegotiate the deal. But I think the deal will go on for a long time.”

US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan AFP via Getty Images

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