China to Seal Deal With ‘Rationally Crazy’ Trump Soon as Friday

  • Former PBOC adviser Li comments in interview with Bloomberg
  • Weekend tweets from Trump are an attempt to sweeten deal: Li
Fmr PBOC Adviser Li Says Key in China-U.S. Talks Is Rhetoric
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China will seal a trade deal with "rationally crazy" Donald Trump as early as Friday, or soon after, because both sides want a resolution to their dispute, according to Li Daokui, a former adviser to China’s central bank.

"President Trump appears to be crazy but I call him rationally crazy - he wants to squeeze a better deal for the US," Li told Bloomberg Television in an interview in Beijing Wednesday. “The two sides, President Trump and China, at the end of the day are rational.”