China Not Yet Honoring Purchase Commitments, New Trade Data Shows

Workers watch a container ship arrive at a port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province , China, on Feb. 4, 2020. Chinatopix via AP

WASHINGTON—A pandemic wasn’t on the radar when the United States and China inked “phase one” of a trade agreement in mid-January.

And only a few months into the trade deal, mounting accusations against China for mishandling the virus outbreak and failing to fulfill its purchase targets in the agreement have revived fears of a second trade war between Washington and Beijing.