- China delegation reschedules US trip after US President Donald Trump unilaterally announced January 15 date for `high representatives' from Beijing to sign
- Trump's eagerness to claim big 'win' from phase one deal contrasts with Beijing's ["]more measured["] approach
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"We will be having a signing ceremony, yes," Trump said. "We will ultimately, yes, when we get together. And we'll be having a quicker signing because we want to get it done. The deal is done, it's just being translated right now."

But there was little sign that the two leaders were going to meet and Chinese state media has suggested that Xi did not intend to sign the deal in person.

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