Ronnie Chan, Donald Trump and how China misread the US in first round of trade talks
2019-01-21 10:13:28 source：South China Morning Post
January 21, 2019
In the early days of the administration of US President Donald Trump, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang had gone to Washington for the annual strategic economic dialogue to hammer out a deal on narrowing the United States’ trade deficit with China – the target of sustained Trump ire since taking office.
Some sort of joint statement on common ground – if only an agreement to meet again – should have been a formality.
But the talks turned toxic and Wang’s trip ended without the customary press conference and joint statement.
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