Differing PRC–USA Priorities President Trump earlier said that he wanted a Phase One trade agreement to be signed by himself and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and hinted he would like it signed in the U.S. Chinese sources said that President Xi has distanced himself politically from the agreement, and that signing it in the U.S. would require some kind of quid pro quo. The South China Morning Post reported that the agreement will be signed in the U.S., but it will be Vice Premier Lui He’s imprimatur on the document. It is unclear if there was a “price” paid by Washington for the privilege of hosting, but one hint may be Beijing’s insistence that the U.S. honor the one-China policy when it comes to the increasi...

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