why? president putin and russia will be gleefully rubbing his hand if dissension breaks out. nic robertson, with an interesting couple of days ahead. president trump s trade deal in china might be in trouble, with legislation designed to help hong kong. they hinted a phase one deal was close. but now, talks have stalled after trump signed a bill supporting pro-democracy protests in hong kong. optimism for a deal was already waning. no high-level talks around the cla calendar. chinese state media wants altl r the tariffs removed. the tariff list includes iphones, video games, toys, products popular during the holiday season. a chinese deal is not the only