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\"QUESTION:<\/strong> What is the status of those negotiations? We\u2019ve heard a lot that maybe there might be --<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> Yeah.<\/p>\n QUESTION:<\/strong> They might be coming to an end sometime this month. (Laughter.)<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> So I\u2019ve been in a lot of negotiations too. It\u2019s never over till it\u2019s over, but they\u2019ve made a lot of progress, and so I\u2019m very hopeful that in the coming days and weeks, there\u2019ll be a significant announcement. You saw the President make the ask of China \u2013 I think it was on Friday of this past week \u2013 saying hey, you should take down all your tariffs. That\u2019s been the goal, it\u2019s the President\u2019s objective, and I hope the Chinese will agree to do that. When they do and when Iowans can compete, I know they\u2019ll be successful.<\/p>\n QUESTION:<\/strong> But do you think it\u2019s fair for Iowa farmers to be bearing the brunt of this trade war?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO:<\/strong> It wasn\u2019t fair for 25 years to have China steal agriculture\u2019s intellectual property, to take our trade secrets. Those are things that aren\u2019t fair, and the President\u2019s determined to get fairness. That\u2019s the objective. We don\u2019t want anyone to bear the brunt of any of this, but for too long, Iowa farmers have been abused by these countries, treated unfairly, and President Trump and I are determined to fix it.\"<\/p>",
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