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Phase One Trade Deal in the Middle of U.S. China Tensions

As protests turn to urban riots in a number of U.S. cities, the social media rhetoric from China has been ratcheted up a notch trolling the U.S., including posts from the Chinese foreign ministry drawing parallels to the U.S. position on the protests in Hong Kong. As we’ve noted previously, the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China is frayed, at best, which casts a great deal of uncertainty over the Phase One trade deal.   There are news and market reports that the Chinese government has instructed its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to stop purchasing U.S. commodities, namely soybeans and pork in response to President Trump’s announcement on Friday about the China/Hong Kong situation. The U.S. had recogni...

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