中 경제전문가 "G20 정상회의에서 무역 합의 달성할 가능성 커"<br /><br />Washington and Beijing are sending mixed signals about the direction of their trade negotiations.<br />President Trump is sounding confident but adding pressure.<br />And analysts say China wants to move ahead, but won't cave in either.<br />Ko Roon-hee reports. <br /> With the leaders of the U.S. and China to meet later this month at the G20 summit in Japan, the two countries are sending signals both positive and negative.<br />Speaking to reporters on Thursday, researcher Liang Ming, who works at a think tank under Beijing's commerce ministry, said... China wants good results from the meeting.<br />He said there's a high possibility that the two leaders will reach an agreement there... but he emphasized that China won't take further steps in the negotiations unless the U.S. shows sincerity. <br />President Trump, meanwhile, said on Wednesday... that he has a feeling there will be a trade deal with Beijing.<br />Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said the two countries have a good relationship... although it has become a "little bit testy'' recently over tariffs.<br />Asked about the deadline for imposing tariffs on an additional 325-billion dollars worth of Chinese goods, he said there is none.<br />"No, I have no deadline. My deadline is what's up here. (Points to head.) We'll figure out the deadline. Nobody can quite figure it out."<br />No deadline, but he said more tariffs will be imposed... if negotiations break down. <br />Those would be levies on nearly all the Chinese imports not already subject to them, including cellphones and clothing.<br />Since last year, the world's biggest economies have put tariffs on around 360 billion U.S. dollars' worth of each other's goods.<br />And the tensions have been escalating since they recently raised some existing tariffs.<br />Since their trade negotiations ended in May without a deal..., Washington and Beijing have been blaming each other for the talks' collapse.<br />Ko Roon-hee, Arirang News. <br />