A Vulnerable China Comes to the Table
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Over the weekend, top negotiators from the U.S. and China met for the first time since President Trump rapidly escalated a trade war between the world’s two economic superpowers.
Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses the pressures facing China, as it came to the negotiating table and why it so badly needs a deal.
Guest: Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times
Background reading:
- The U.S. said ‘substantial progress’ had been made in trade talks with China.
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Glaring questions unasked and unanswered include if this is the state of China's economy, why are we only hearing about them now? Did all the talking heads criticizing DJT for ignorance and economic idiocy not know that Xi's position was this weak and he would likely need to talk and bend as he has done? I've got to believe that, if a NYT reporter saw these weaknesses and cracks developing in the Chinese economy in recent years, it was not a secret. Makes Trump look pretty smart, no?