President Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday to discuss a possible resolution to their ongoing trade war. One factor that could be pushing the president toward a deal: His trade policies are broadly unpopular with American voters. A new survey conducted for The New York Times by SurveyMonkey finds that a majority of Americans think the trade fight with China will be bad for the United States. There's a big partisan split -- Democrats and independents oppose the tariffs by a wide margin, while Republicans overwhelmingly support the president's approach. But even most Republicans think the trade war will raise prices. Will any of this matter in 2020? Hard to say. Trade doesn't generally rank high on voters' lists of top issues. It hardly even came up at the first Democratic presidential debate. But if the trade war starts to damage the broader American economy, then all bets are off. For more, check out my story in the Times. #china #economy #tradewar #trade #2020 …see more