INFIGHTING STALLS AMBITIOUS DRIVE FOR A CHINA PACT.

The article explores how the divisions within the U.S. team of negotiators engaged in the effort to secure a multibillion-dollar trade agreement with China led to a muddled outlook for the next phase of the negotiations. Topics covered include opposing statements made by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer on the tariff issue, and statement issued by Trump's chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow on China's trade surplus with the U.S.