phase one trade deal

Katherine Tai's speech at CSIS was the first major policy address on the China-U.S. economic relationship, but it remained frustratingly short on details.

Despite the “Phase One” deal, U.S.-China total trade is slipping in importance. That’s a warning sign for the bilateral relationship as a whole.

China’s recent improvements in IP protection can’t overcome the fact that its legal system will never offer a level playing field.

Both the U.S. and China expressed satisfaction with the talks and the implementation of the deal thus far.

What signals did the ceremony send about the substance of the deal?

Looking at the text, China's commitments far outweigh the United States'. So why did Beijing sign on?

The Phase One deal is being hailed by both sides as a victory, but it leaves a lot of unfinished business.

Creating a long-term mechanism should be the primary objective of U.S.-China trade negotiations.

A preliminary deal may be on the way, but neither side can truly declare victory.

The deal will be inked on January 15 in Washington, Trump says, and “Phase Two” negotiations will start soon thereafter.

A White House press call includes some more details on the agreement that was announced December 13.