(Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)The Trump administration has declared a cease-fire in the trade hostilities it initiated this year against the Chinese. But Trump himself said the opposite last Wednesday, tweeting that his administration was considering the ZTE matter “as it pertains to the larger trade deal.”— Sensitive exports. Parsing the joint statement released by the U.S. and China on Saturday, my colleague Heather Long finds more evidence the Trump administration is losing the early rounds. #Trump, #Trade, # Mnuchin. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 21, 2018On China, Barriers and Tariffs to come down for first time.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2018 12:22 UTC