The Chinese trade delegation tentatively plans to travel to Washington on January 13 for the signing of the phase one agreement that would herald a truce in the costly trade war between the world’s two largest economies. They will return on January 16, a source briefed on the matter has told the South China Morning Post. The Chinese delegation, led by vice-premier Liu He, had originally planned to set off earlier in the month but had to change their travel schedule after Donald Trump sent a surprising tweet on New Year’s Eve claiming that he would sign the deal with “high representatives” from Beijing on January 15 ... (full story)