WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump is set to sign a trade deal with China on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that he will trumpet as a major victory, but it comes at a steep cost after a two-year standoff between the world’s two top economic powers.

“The hard issues between the United States and China are still outstanding,” said Edward Alden, trade policy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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