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Trade Talks Are Foundering on Mistrust and Arrogance
A grand bargain between the U.S. and China was always unrealistic without give and take on both sides.
They’re not ready to shake on it.
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The trade war is back on.
President Donald Trump’s Sunday night tweet promising a fresh round of tariffs isn’t looking like the thought bubble some suspected. While the talks will go on and a Chinese delegation will visit the U.S. later this week, levies will indeed go up on Friday, according to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, due to what he characterized as China going back on its promises.