A temporary deal would be better for both than no deal at all do you agree with that. I would agree with that a temporary deal politically at least its trumps interest certainly given that the electorate potion of the electorate that suffered under this was farmers many of whom were critical to his success for xi jinping facing all sorts of trouble at home whether its over hong kong whether its over john whether its over disagreements on environmental politics some sense of achievement would be important over here so yes a temporary deal is better than none at all and the other thing about a temporary deal is if it holds it allows you a platform for communication that can be used to talk about the other areas we were discussing now that trumpet ministration began its 1st term by essentially repudiating the use china policy over the last couple of decades and at times it sounded as if it wanted to undo the entire system of state. After all as i mean. 9 people like steve down and present
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Discussing now the trumpet ministration began its 1st term by essentially repudiating the use china policy over the last couple of decades and at times it sounded as if it wanted to undo the entire system of state capitalism i mean. 9 people like steve down and present to china as waging a war on the industrial democracies of the west is that still how china is seen in washington are at least within the the trumpet ministration in your view well i think one thing thats worth noting is that this wasnt just the Trump Administration you can actually if you look at articles in Foreign Affairs if you look at the discussion among u. S. Pundits the view of china has changed in this country to my mind wrongly but there is a sense that china was as you say launched in a systematic assault on the International Order as the United States understood it that has not changed with the trade deal and its unlikely to change in the near future with that said. It seems to me that abroad especially if you
Have agreed against introducing additional tariffs potentially cutting the existing ones where do you place this quarrel and its timely resolution that within the grand scheme of things of the u. S. China relationship. Its a great question to start with i think there are a few things to say 1st of all if the agreement holds thats a terrific thing and it can lead to building on the agreement to improve the relationship in other areas which will get to. I think one of the things thats been interesting for people watching us trying our relations in the trump is that it deals tend to be. Difficult to sustain if you look at the negotiations over trade with china if you look at u. S. Negotiations with europe the deal seemed to be on and then they seem to be off. I think the chinese have been more or less 3 prepared for this given whats happening and if you looked at the diplomacy east particularly the trade diplomacy they were conducting during the trade negotiations with the United States t