A lot has changed since the two countries signed a partial trade agreement in January — nearly two years after the United States fired the first shots in a bruising trade war. "We're doing very well on our trade deal," he said. "China hopes the US will cooperate to create favorable conditions for implementation of the trade deal." That makes preserving a relationship with a major trading partner like the United States important. It can either abandon the trade deal or try to make it work.

Source: CNN August 15, 2020 00:56 UTC