China Draws Some Red Lines Days After US Trade Truce

As if we needed any more reminders that any US-China trade truce is going to be fragile in this day and age. China called on the US to avoid four sensitive issues so last week’s rapprochement between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can hold, highlighting the broad array of disagreements that can still test ties.

Ambassador to the US Xie Feng named Taiwan, democracy and human rights, China’s political system, and development rights as Beijing’s four red lines, adding that “the most important thing is to respect each other’s core interests and major concerns.”