WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump on Thursday (Friday in Manila) said the United States and China were a month from a potentially “epic” trade agreement.

But nine months into the two countries’ trade war, the announcement was anticlimactic as the White House had earlier stoked anticipation that Trump could announce a date for a summit to clinch a final deal with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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