# The US has reached a framework agreement with China to avoid imposing an additional 100-percent tariff on Chinese imports. This comes ahead of the highly anticipated meeting between president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Thursday. The Chinese government, in a statement, said that both negotiating teams reached a basic consensus on arrangements to address their respective concerns. Washington has also agreed and secured trade deals with Malaysia and Cambodia, while frameworks have been agreed with Thailand and Vietnam.
US and China have agreed on the framework of a potential trade deal