The US-China Trade Deal

This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:

THE QUICK FACTS

• On Wednesday, President Trump and China's Vice Premier Liu He signed a trade deal described as the first phase in a longer process of trade reconciliation.
• The deal includes a variety of concessions from both countries. Most notably, the US agreed to reduce tariffs on $120 billion in Chinese products from 15% to 7.5%, and China agreed to buy an additional $200 billion in American goods and services over the next two years, including agricultural products and energy exports.
• While the deal addresses some notable issues, such as banking rules and intellectual property protections, it omits others, like cybersecurity and China's subsidization of state-owned enterprises.
• While the deal does not include a neutral third party for enforcement, it does create "Bilateral Evaluation and Dispute Resolution Offices" and an appeals process.

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