Donald Trump’s trade deal with China is a temporary truce that will restore badly needed stability to the global economy for now – but confrontation between Washington and Beijing is by no means over, experts have said.

Trump hailed the deal after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, claiming the agreement will bring “prosperity and security” to “millions of Americans”.

Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One after his “12 out of 10” meeting with Xi – the pair’s first since 2019 – Trump declared: “We have a deal.”

He added that “every year we’ll renegotiate the deal, but I think the deal will go on for a long time, long beyond the year”. New Feature

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