US-China trade talks: Will the Chinese keep promises to stop bad behavior?
(WorldNews China)

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Talks between the U.S. and China to end the trade war appear to be in trouble with the March 2 deadline for a deal fast approaching. In the ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China, a lack of trust - key to any successful negotiation - appears to be hobbling the ability to reach a deal. Hence it is not clear negotiators will be able to achieve anything substantive before they hit President Donald Trump´s deadline, triggering automatic tariff hikes if there´s no agreement. As a trade economist, I...