Ohio State University trade economist Ian Sheldon says although the cease-fire between the U.S. and China is a step in the right direction, it’s unlikely the two countries will resolve key differences in the next 90 days.
“If China were to come to the table and say they want to talk about intellectual property, I would consider that to be a good outcome and if we rolled back tariffs,” he says. “But the idea that we’re going to reach some cross-cutting detailed trade agreement I think is just naive.”
He tells Brownfield he thinks the U.S.