Tai on talks with China, if they happen: ‘An important reconnection’

A much-anticipated meeting between U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Detroit later this month will – if it happens – allow the two countries to reconnect and reset a fraught relationship, Tai said on Thursday. During a discussion with author Walter Isaacson on PBS’ Amanpour & Company, Tai was asked about reports that she will meet with Wang on the sidelines of an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministerial in Detroit in late May,...