A Vulnerable China Comes to the Table

Over the weekend, top negotiators from the U.S. and China met for
the first time since President Trump rapidly escalated a trade
war between the world’s two economic superpowers.


Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times,
discusses the pressures facing China, as it came to the
negotiating table and why it so badly needs a deal.


Guest: Keith Bradsher, the Beijing bureau chief
for The New York Times


Background reading: 


The U.S. said ‘substantial progress’ had been made in trade
talks with China.



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