The Trump administration and Chinese officials are about to hold their eighth round of trade talks in Beijing with several tough issues unresolved, including a timetable for lifting tariffs and a way to enforce any agreement.
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Many analysts say they expect some limited agreement to be reached in the coming weeks or months. Yet it’s unclear how far any accord would go to address the long-standing Chinese trade practices at the heart of the conflict — from the forced handover of foreign technology secrets to outright cyber-theft — that the administration insists must end.
The backdrop to the talks is a trade war that has exacted a toll on both economies and intensified pressure to reach an accord. Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods have raised costs for many U.S. manufacturers .
