Headline is upbeat but the article has caveats:
- Top US and Chinese officials have resolved most of the issues standing in the way of a deal
- but are still haggling over how to implement and enforce the agreement
FT citing 'people briefed on the talks'
Liu He, China's vice-premier, was preparing to meet Robert Lighthizer, the US trade representative, and Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury secretary, for a potentially climactic negotiation session starting Wednesday in Washington.
Here is the link (FT is gated)
I guess in summary this is nothing new - the easy stuff done, the hard stuff is not. D'uh.
I am still of the opinion something will be worked out to save face for both sides, but it'll just be a patch.
