A trade deal will most likely be reached between the United States and China, particularly if other trade agreements are pending, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said Tuesday.
"Look at how China reacted as soon as the Japan agreement was announced," the Tennessee Republican said on Fox Business' "Mornings with Maria."
"Knowing that is there in principle kind of spurs them on."
Blackburn said she's hearing from her Democratic colleagues that the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement will pass "handily" in the House, if Speaker Nancy Pelosi puts it on the floor and the deal with the United Kingdom is "there when they leave Brexit."
"China didn't want to be the first to strike a trade deal with the U.S. and they sure don't want to be the last," said Blackburn. "With the tariffs on their consumables, it is going to affect their approach."
People are optimistic in Tennessee, Blackburn said.
"As I visited with manufacturers and have been on plant floors during the month of August, I'm going to tell you people are betting on hope, not on fear," said Blackburn.
When asked if she'd like to see a trade deal with China before the 2020 election, Blackburn said that "we want this done right."
"The thing that has happened with China and China trade is there has been a kick-the-can mentality," she said. "They have just lied, cheated, stolen, taken our technology transfer, intellectual property violations. The copyright court in Shanghai has not been a whole lot of help to U.S. Innovators, so let's get this done right. I think having these other trade agreements puts some much-needed pressure on China to get this done."
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