China Sees Risks With or Without Trade Agreements

New trade agreements with United States, EU would add challenges to China’s already troubled economy

A security guard stands at the entrance to the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2019. Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed on Nov. 5 to open access to China's economy, while delivering a veiled rebuke to the Trump administration, as he kicked off an import fair amid growing foreign accusations that his government was backtracking on reform pledges. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

Does China actually want a new trade deal with the United States or the European Union? Given the current situation in the country, the realization of any trade deal that is actually signed is less than certain.