End unpredictability: Leaders of US, China must step back from trade brink

The exact outline of what has been decided is not known - and may never be known - especially if one or both the leaders end up rejecting it

Over the weekend, trade negotiators from the United States (US) and the People’s Republic of China said they had come to an agreement on a range of outstanding issues between the two nations, and were ready to present the outcome of their talks to Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. This is the product of a week of hectic diplomacy surrounding the American President’s visit to Asia for the gathering in Malaysia of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the East Asian Summit in South Korea. The American and Chinese leaders are due to meet during the