President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. was close to a trade deal with China and that he would meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before the end of the year if an agreement is struck. "He asked for a meeting,

Even in the face of threats by US President Donald Trump to levy tariffs on countries that import Russian goods, analysts expect that China "will not stop" buying oil from its northern neighbour, given their mutually beneficial relationship of energy cooperation.