deal back off, Trump just can't deal w/China right now....headache maybe? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...yed-china-trade-talks-faults-beijing-on-virus Trump Cancels China Talks, Raising Questions About Trade Deal Bloomberg News August 18, 2020, 5:31 PM EDT Updated on August 19, 2020, 7:52 AM EDT ‘I don’t want to talk to China right now,’ president says He calls China’s handling of coronavirus ‘unthinkable’ “I canceled talks with China,” Trump said Tuesday in Yuma, Arizona. “I don’t want to talk to China right now.” The phase-one trade deal, which came into force in February, had called for discussions on implementation of the agreement every six months. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He was supposed to hold a video conference call with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, but it was postponed indefinitely.