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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, May 20, 2019. Trump is heading to Pennsylvania to campaign for Republican Fred Keller.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Shawn Donnan, Yinan Zhao, and Miao Han

May 11, 2019 at 2:08 AM EDT

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May 11, 2019 at 7:07 PM EDT

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President Donald Trump said it would be wise for China to “act now” to finish a trade deal with the U.S., warning that “far worse” terms would be on offer for them after what he predicted would be his certain re-election in 2020.

“I think that China felt they were beaten so badly in the recent negotiation that they may as well wait around for the next election,” Trump said Saturday in a pair of early-evening tweets. “The only problem is that they know I am going to win.”

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