Trump warned that efforts to resolve trade disputes between the US and China could be delayed until after the 2020 presidential election.

"I don't set a deadline. In some ways, I like the idea of waiting after the election to deal with the trade deal with China," US President Donald Trump said today during a press conference at London, England ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit.

The comments come as the White House boss said last week that the US was "in the final difficult period" of the negotiation process "one of the most important trade deals ever."

However, Trump's signing of the Hong Kong "Democracy and Human Rights" Act, which showed support for protesters in the special zone, made Beijing angered and the future of the trade agreement between the two countries even more difficult. should be vague.

Despite the situation, the US president said he was "doing very well" in the process of negotiating with China and kept the initiative. "I'm not sure if I want to reach an agreement with China, but people will soon know and it will be surprising," Trump said.

18 months after the US-China trade war broke out, major differences between the US and China persisted, although negotiations were promoted to sign a first-phase agreement, with provisions that The party has agreed. However, Trump insists on accepting only the deal that pleases him, while Beijing appears to be waiting for the results of the Trump impeachment investigation and the US presidential election in November 2020.