US-China trade deal a mixed success for Trump

Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2020

President Donald Trump is set to sign a trade deal with China on Wednesday that he will trumpet as a major victory, but it comes at a steep cost after a bitter two-year standoff between the world's two top economic powers. "The hard issues between the United States and China are still outstanding," said Edward Alden, trade policy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations. But he acknow