特朗普尋求G20峯會與中國達成貿易協議

US President Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement on trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 nations summit in Argentina later this month and has asked key US officials to begin drafting potential terms, according to four people familiar with the matter.

據四名知情人士透露，美國總統唐納德·特朗普希望於本月晚些時候在阿根廷舉行的20國集團峯會上與中國主席習近平達成貿易協議，他已要求美國重要政府官員開始起草可能的條款。

The push for a possible deal with China was prompted by the president's telephone call with Xi, the people said.

知情人士稱，推動與中國達成可能協議的原因是特朗普日前與習近平主席的電話交談。

Afterward, Mr Trump described the conversation as "long and very good" and said in a tweet that their discussions on trade were "moving along nicely."

隨後，特朗普表示，他們“談了很久，且談得很好”，並在推特上表示，他們關於貿易的討論“進展得很順利”。

Mr Trump asked key cabinet secretaries to have their staff draw up a potential deal to signal a ceasefire in an escalating trade conflict, the people said, adding that multiple agencies are involved in the drafting of the plan.

知情人士表示，特朗普要求重要內閣部長讓他們的工作人員起草一份潛在的協議，以表明停止不斷升級的貿易衝突。他們補充稱，多個機構參與了該計劃的起草。

The offshore rate rallied 0.22 per cent. The onshore rate rallied 0.13 per cent.

離岸人民幣匯率上漲了0.22%。在岸利率則上漲0.13%。

The telephone conversation on Thursday was Mr Trump and Xi's first publicly disclosed call in six months. Both sides reported that they had constructive discussions on North Korea and trade.

週四的通話是特朗普和習近平六個月來首次公開通話。雙方都表示，他們就朝鮮問題和貿易進行了建設性的討論。