China applauds "positive" Donald Trump tweet, hopes for US trade war deal ahead of Washington talks - The South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that an opinion piece published by China’s major state media outlets on Monday showed that a tweet by the U.S. President Donald Trump on the ongoing trade war is a “positive” signal, brightening prospects of a deal from this week’s talks in Washington.

Monday’s opinion piece was published the day before a Chinese delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu He is expected to leave for talks in Washington.

On Sunday, Trump tweeted: “Important meetings and calls on China trade deal, and more, today with my staff. Big progress being made on soooo many different fronts! Our country has such fantastic potential for future growth and greatness on an even higher level!”

The opinion piece, which was published by the official Xinhua news agency, the People’s Daily and the Global Times under the pseudonym Niu Tanqin, is seen to be part of Beijing’s efforts to reassure its citizens that the trade war with the United States will soon be over, the SCMP said.

According to the opinion piece, Trump’s use of “soooo” instead of “so” indicated that the U.S. president was excited when he heard reports from his trade envoys following the talks in Beijing, which Chinese President Xi Jinping attend on Friday.

Monday’s opinion piece fits into the latest official line that an agreement is very likely to end the tariff war after the Global Times said over the weekend that the bilateral trade talks are “sprinting” towards a positive end, the SCMP noted.