Trump says 'big progress' made in talks on possible trade deal with China

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• President Donald Trump says "big progress" is being made in talks between the US and China to head off further escalation in a yearlong trade war.
• Trump tweeted Saturday that he had a "long and very good call" with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade, less than a month after the two met in Argentina.
• China announced last week the two leaders would meet about a potential deal in January amid cooling tensions. 

President Donald Trump said "big progress" was made in talks between the US and China to head off further escalation of a yearlong trade war.

Trump said Saturday that he had a "long and very good call" with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss trade, which stemmed from their sit-down early this month in Argentina.

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