New Delhi, April 17 -- Amid ongoing tariffs war, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he was confident he could make a "very good" deal on trade with China, as Beijing too signaled its intentions to open a dialogue to discuss tariffs.

Trump made the remark hours after he claimed that 'China wants to meet', while sitting opposite Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni who was in Washington for talks on tariffs.

"Oh we're going to make a deal," Trump said in response to a reporter's question about picking up the phone to call China's President Xi Jinping.

"I think we are going to make a very good deal with China," said the US President.

Even though Trump has paused his tariffs against several countries, including India for 90 ...