Now we know why Beijing inserted a force majeure clause into the agreement
By Jianli Yang – – Friday, August 7, 2020
With meetings planned for Aug. 15 to evaluate Beijing’s compliance with the bilateral trade agreement signed on Jan. 15 – the Phase One Trade Agreement – the Chinese regime’s suppression of information about the emergence of COVID-19 sheds new light on their behavior and tactics, a source of confusion and concern among American leaders.
The impact of the pandemic on trade negotiations has not gone unnoticed by American leaders; according to president Donald Trump, “We made a great trade deal. But as soon as the deal was done, the ink wasn’t even dry, and they hit us with the plague.”
During a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Hawaii on June 17, top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi reiterated Beijing’s… [continue reading]
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