Economics

China’s Top Negotiator ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Reaching Trade Deal

  • Liu He spoke in Beijing on Wednesday at dinner, people said
  • Kissinger, Paulson warn of dangers of escalating trade war
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China’s chief trade negotiator indicated he was “cautiously optimistic” about reaching a phase one deal with the U.S., as two titans of American diplomacy in Asia warned of the dangers of escalating the tariff war.