https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-michael-r-pompeo-with-rafael-sanchez-of-abc-wrtv/
SECRETARY POMPEO: President Trump’s focused on making it happen as quickly as possible. I think there’s been real progress made, but I don’t want to set a timeline. If there’s one thing I’ve learned as Secretary of State, these things sometimes are complicated. There’s bumpy roads. But I’ve watched our team. We are focused on this. We have to get China to allow reciprocal trade so that not only the farmers’ products but the intellectual property that underlays them, all of the processes that create value from Indiana farmers – all those things need to be protected from Chinese aggression and Chinese theft.
And for too long – and this isn’t political – it’s been presidents of Republican and Democratic administrations alike, allowed China to treat our farmers, to treat our manufacturers in places like Indiana and places like Kansas, treat them inappropriate and unfairly, and we’re working to fix that.