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This is John Batchel, conversation with my colleague Chris Regal, about China and

can it write itself if there is a sudden trade deal negotiated between Washington and Beijing.

It would appear not yet. It will take some time. And Chris gives an estimate and why. He is with

Chinese suppliers at a meeting in the United States and there is despair, according to Chris.

Here is how he presents what he's seeing right now, no matter the headlines.

Much more of this later tonight.

John, I'm actually in Florida at a trade conference with a number of Chinese suppliers

of ours.

Everyone is still extremely desperate.

Even if the U.S. Chinese trade policy gets resolved, you still have that gap of,

call it six months of no orders. So China is certainly slow, is certainly aggressively seeking

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