Chinese Envoy Praises US for ‘Good Faith' Trade Negotiations
'The US has shown a lot of good faith and patience in its negotiations with China,' Ambassador Cao Zhongming told reporters Wednesday in the city-state. 'I believe in three months' time, we can do a lot of things together.'
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