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hong: Trump said Washington was in the final throes of work on a deal that would defuse a 16-month trade war with Beijing, but also underscored Washington's support for protesters in Hong Kong, a potential huge sore point with China, according to Nine News Australia. China said it had summoned US ambassador Terry Branstad on Monday to protest the passage in the US Congress of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, saying the bill amounted to interference in a Chinese internal matter. To improve your experience update it here News WorldUS-China trade deal close, Trump says By AAP6 54am Nov 27, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The United States and China are close to agreement on the first phase of a trade deal, US President Donald Trump says, after top negotiators from the two countries spoke by telephone and agreed to keep working on remaining issues. We're in the final throes of a very important deal, I guess you could say one of the most important deals in trade ever. He said had a very good relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and expected him to ensure a positive outcome in the Chinese-ruled city of Hong Kong, where pro-democracy parties won almost 90 per cent of 452 district council seats in Sunday's elections. It's going very well but at the same time we want to see it go well in Hong Kong, Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.