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Trump, looking like a one-term president, seemed to revert to his old China approach of trade deal = $ with the Pompeo meeting in Hawaii. The subsequent Bloomberg story seems to confirm this was the central Trump ask in the meeting, likely in addition to virus transparency.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-19/china-plans-to-accelerate-u-s-farm-purchases-after-hawaii-talks?sref=zQw09mId

Considering that it's impossible for China to meet its Phase 1 $ commitment (see chart in article) - what is Trump positioning for?

Does he declare the Phase 1 deal dead at some point nearer to the election?

Jun 19, 2020
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