[SunkenCiv]

Part of the dance, I'd expect the Chinese to try a lowball offer, because they think our POTUS needs any old kind of deal going into the midterms. Thanks mandaladon.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Yeah - any others like the Bushes, Clinton, Obama would leap all over the first bone thrown at them, then rush to the media to crow about the 'wonderful agreement we have made with our Asian trading partners'. That don't work with The Donald - he gets the deal he needs, or they can get their asses back on that plane. Am not expecting much of anything at this time - it's gonna be a process, not gonna be solved with a one-and-done meeting, EVER.