特朗普寻求G20峰会与中国达成贸易协议

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.

据四名知情人士透露，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普希望于本月晚些时候在阿根廷举行的20国集团峰会上与中国主席习近平达成贸易协议，他已要求美国重要政府官员开始起草可能的条款。

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

知情人士称，推动与中国达成可能协议的原因是特朗普日前与习近平主席的电话交谈。

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."

随后，特朗普表示，他们“谈了很久，且谈得很好”，并在推特上表示，他们关于贸易的讨论“进展得很顺利”。

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，特朗普要求重要内阁部长让他们的工作人员起草一份潜在的协议，以表明停止不断升级的贸易冲突。他们补充称，多个机构参与了该计划的起草。

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

离岸人民币汇率上涨了0.22%。在岸利率则上涨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.

周四的通话是特朗普和习近平六个月来首次公开通话。双方都表示，他们就朝鲜问题和贸易进行了建设性的讨论。