Scott Bessent admits US-China trade deal will be 'a slog'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

35% : Trump wants to deal directly with President Xi Jinping, but Beijing is unwilling to risk a phone call or a meeting until the two sides have hammered out the contours of a possible trade agreement.
26% : Later on Tuesday, Trump said he would strike a deal with China -- something he has said repeatedly -- and that tariffs would "come down substantially".

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