US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, agreed on December 1 in Buenos Aires to stop escalating tit-for-tat tariffs
If global trade is to be truly fair, both China as well as the advanced economies - in particular, the US - have to make changes
Underlying the trade conflict, from a US perspective, is Chinese disregard for intellectual property
The European Union and other allies generally agree with the White House's criticisms of China, but they disagree with President Trump's strong-arm tactics, such as tariffs to pressure China
Trump and Xi Jinping agreed in Argentina to a truce that delayed the planned Jan 1 US increase of tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods while they negotiate a trade deal
US accused China of seeking to "outright steal" technology in strategic industries and dump its products on US markets, saying 'this is not acceptable'
Xi was speaking amid mounting pressure to accelerate reforms and improve market access for foreign companies as a trade war with the United States weighs on the economy
The US economy is "one of the most open and competitive economies in the world", with among the lowest tariffs globally, US trade ambassador Dennis Shea said
The ceasefire began after Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires on December 1 and agreed to hold off on further tariffs or retaliation at least until March 1
The 25 per cent tariff imposed on vehicles as a tit-for-tat measure will be scrapped starting Jan. 1
In the short to medium term, growth may suffer but Beijing can bounce back if it has coherent leadership
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the issue, said Liu planned to go to Washington after the new year
Global markets are jittery about a collision between the world's two largest economic powers
China's exports and imports increased far less than expected in November
Larry Kudlow, director of the White House's National Economic Council said the investigation of whether Huawei violated US sanctions against Iran was on a "separate track" from the trade talks
The timing of the arrest, some experts said, could feed the suspicion of Chinese officials that nationalist factions in the Trump administration were trying to sabotage the trade deal
It's hard to overstate the significance of her arrest in Beijing: Wanzhou Meng is the daughter of the founder of Huawei
How should investors position themselves when the world's two largest economies look like they are from two planets?
Macro-driven price weakness has contrasted with positive micro signals from the physical marketplace, particularly falls in visible stocks
The White House called the meeting in Buenos Aires on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit 'highly successful'