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G20 fallout: Trump gets a photo opportunity, Xi saves face, but what next?

July 3, 2019 at 1:17 PM
The much-anticipated meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last weekend resulted in an agreement to resume negotiations, a raft of questions about what comes next, and little substance, according to China analysts. U.S. tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods remain in place at 25 percent, as do China’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products. The U.S. negotiating team remains intent on getting an “enforceable deal,” and Chinese officials continue to say that any agreement must be...


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