Source: Finbarr Bermingham and Wendy Wu, SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 8/25/20

Polite boilerplate statements from both sides marked the first high-level trade talks between the United States and China since the signing of the phase one trade deal in January, reiterating the fact that trade is the only remaining area of constructive dialogue in the crumbling superpower relationship. Lead negotiators Vice-Premier Liu He on the Chinese side, along with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer on the American side...

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