U.S., China Signal Progress on Trade Deal as Relations Fray

  • Mnuchin, Lighthizer talked with Liu He Tuesday, Beijing time
  • Beijing government remains far from meeting phase one goals

Photographer: WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

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The U.S. and China reaffirmed their commitment to the phase-one trade deal in a biannual review, demonstrating a willingness to cooperate even as tensions rise over issues ranging from data security to democracy in Hong Kong.