<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump has said that negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year's elections. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Trump's remarks come days before Beijing's trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a phase one agreement, marking a pause in the two sides' nearly two-year trade war.<br />'' <br />'' After efforts to reach a grand bargain proved elusive last year, the two sides agreed in December to a partial deal addressing only some of Washington's grievances about Chinese trade practices. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, as part of the Phase One deal, China has committed to a minimum of 200 billion US Dollars in increased purchases over the next two years from the United States. </span><br />