Economics

What’s in the U.S.-China Phase One Deal and What’s Still Missing

  • Pact contains binding forced tech transfer commitments
  • Deal has a dispute-resolution mechanism for enforcement

A tugboat guides a cargo ship into the Port of Long Beach in California.

Photographer: Tim Rue/Bloomberg
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The U.S. and China announced Friday that they reached a phase-one trade deal but provided little detail on what exactly will be part of the agreement.