Will Trump-Xi Meeting at G-20 Yield a Trade Agreement? Presidents Trump and Xi will meet on Saturday in Buenos Aires following the G-20 summit there. They are expected to discuss a range of topics, most importantly the ongoing trade dispute that has largely stopped U.S. soybean exports to China. Staff from both countries have reportedly been working on a possible resolution, although there is no evidence that a deal will be reached. The most likely outcome of the meeting will be a framework for working out an overall agreement later, which would likely involve both sides agreeing to a truce that includes stopping the imposition of any additional trade restrictions. This is the view of Lawrence J. Lau, an economics professor at the Chinese...

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