Trump expects to meet Xi in March for final trade deal

High-level talks extended after China agrees to lift purchases and stabilize yuan

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U.S. President Donald Trump, center, looks on during a meeting with China's Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer in the Oval Office on Friday. 

ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping soon and aim to reach a final deal on trade issues.

Speaking to reporters as he met in the Oval Office with China's lead trade negotiator, Vice Premier Liu He, Trump said that "ultimately, I think the biggest decisions, and some even smaller decisions, will be made by President Xi and myself."

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