Only realistic way to strike a 'great deal' is by talking

Trump said on Monday he expects a "great deal" with China on trade. This is a change; previously he seemed to expect a great deal from China.

With the fallout from the ongoing US-China trade spat spilling beyond the world's two largest economies, there has been a growing desire for a meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump, in the expectation that a face-to-face meeting would de-escalate tensions, given the "great chemistry" that Trump has previously touted between them.

Thus, Trump's remark has fueled anticipation that the two leaders will take the opportunity to hold one-on-one talks on the sidelines of at the G20 Leaders Summit in Argentina at the end of November to find a way to at least ease, if not end, the current confrontation.