U.S. reaches 'deal in principle' with China on Trade -source

Reuters VideosDecember 13, 2019

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The agreement Thursday, which would secure a "phase one" trade deal reached months ago, came as sources told Reuters U.S. negotiators offered to reduce by half - tariffs already in place and suspend a threat to slap new tariffs on $160 billion worth of goods that were supposed to go into effect on Sunday.
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This phase approach seems to work - for such heart-wrenching uncompromising trade negotiation :-

Posted on :- September 18, 2019
ricky l
ricky l1 second ago
(1) If the final deal is difficult to achieve now - targeting interim deal will be another good option.

(2) The interim deal will serve as the foundation to negotiate for Phase 2 of the trade deal - if again the final deal cannot be achieved.

(3) And using phase approach to the trade deal - will be a more palatable negotiation approach - for a difficult trade talk.

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