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More on the president s g7 summit from france. Reporter lou, good morning from france. For most of the weekend, the other g7 leaders were sweating the Economic Uncertainty caused by the escalating trade war between the United States and china, uncertainty that saw the dow plunge off a 600point cliff on friday. But as monday dawned here in france, a new sense of optimism over the summit. The final day of the g7 was dominated by what appeared to be an about face in chinas position on the trade war. The vice chairman telling media china is willing to resolve its trade dispute through calm negotiations and resolutely opposes escalation of the conflict. Markets in asia took a nose dive this morning, and while it is too early to tell whether this represents a sea change in chinas attitude, President Trump is optimistic. Do you trust that they are sincere . I do. I think they want to make a deal very badly, i think they very much want to make a deal, and the longer they wait, the harder it is