U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Reuters: Iowa? Greece? Where Trump and Xi may meet becomes new trade deal issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and China are working to narrow their differences enough to sign a “phase one” trade deal as early as this month, but suggestions for a signing venue range from Alaska to Greece.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping could sign the agreement in Iowa, a state with historical connections to Xi, and one that would benefit from increased Chinese purchases of U.S. farm goods.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 5, 2019
China Wins The South China Sea Map War Against The Philippines -- Panos Mourdoukoutas, Forbes
US loses a march to China in South China Sea -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times
China's 'Belt and Road' strategy has a new competitor — enter America's 'Blue Dot Network' -- ABC News Online
Yemen government and separatist 'allies' end war within a war -- DW
Iran May up Its Aggression As the U.S. Expands Sanctions -- Stratfor
AP EXPLAINS: Iran’s nuclear program as atomic deal unravels -- Jon Gambrell, AP
Turkey and 'Islamic State' — is Ankara doing enough? -- Pelin Ünker and Daniel Bellut, DW
In last days, al-Baghdadi sought safety in shrinking domain -- Sarah El Deeb, AP
Is Change Afoot in Azerbaijan? -- Thomas de Waal, Carnegie Europe
3 Steps to Reviving the Russian Relationship -- Dennis Ortblad and Krishen Mehta, National Interest
Brezhnev In The Dark -- Rod Dreher, The American Conservative
Latin American left rising? First stop Mexico for Argentina's Fernandez -- Frank Jack Daniel, Reuters
Mexico’s 'hugs not bullets’ approach to drug cartels has failed. The massacre of Americans is proof. -- Chicago Editorial
Will Impeachment Hurt Trump? -- Hunter DeRensis, National Interest
The Trump Doctrine: Deterrence without Intervention? -- Victor Davis Hanson, National Review
