Trump and Xi trade talks loom large over G20 meeting in Japan
by Lily Kuo in Washington from Economics | The Guardian on (#4HYEF)
The US and Chinese presidents are expected to discuss the year-long dispute, but experts say substantive agreement is unlikely
Trade talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are expected to dominate the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka, where the two leaders are expected to meet on the final day of the event.
Despite the highly anticipated meeting between the US and Chinese presidents on Saturday, the first since trade talks broke down in May, few expect a substantive agreement to end almost a year of trade tensions and months of deteriorating ties between the world's two largest economies.
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