China’s exports tumbled the most in three years in February while imports fell for a third straight month.

Much of Trump’s wish list is pie-in-the-sky. If there is any paper agreement much beyond what China offered last May, it will consist largely of empty promises that China will be unable or unwilling to keep.

The China-US trade war is ultimately a war of attrition; both sides will lose and in the end, there will be no winner. It is inevitable the trade dispute will develop into to other dimensions of investment, finance, exchange rates, high technology, and other non-trade areas.

Goods trade deficits surged in 2018 due to strong domestic demand fuelled by lower taxes pulled in imports.

Huawei on Thursday confirmed it is suing the U.S. government over a section of a defense bill that restricted its business in the U.S.

U.S. has slammed program as a subsidy-stuffer to advance China as global technology leader at U.S. expense.

With a truce in sight, China needs to stay alert as the U.S. might seek to challenge it in other fields.

While North Korea negotiations have collapsed, the Trump administration is now focused on reaching an agreement with China.

Both countries could lift some tariffs imposed last year, and Beijing would agree to ease restrictions on American products.

The Trump administration’s negotiation pattern historically has been to escalate tensions and then agree to a modest change. We should expect nothing less in the outcome of the China-US trade negotiations.