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No certainty of US-China trade deal before truce ends: Experts

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The latest round of trade talks between China and the United States, slated to take place this week in Beijing, looks set to be the last before the 90-day truce between the two sides ends on March 1.

But Chinese analysts are uncertain if a deal is possible by then. They said the ball is now in the US' court, and it depends on whether Washington is willing to accept "reasonable conditions" proposed by Beijing to resolve the disputes.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 13, 2019, with the headline No certainty of US-China trade deal before truce ends: Experts. Subscribe