China's Strengthening Economy Bolsters Its Hand in U.S. Talks.

"President Trump and other U.S. officials spent much of the last year saying that China's slowdown was making Beijing desperate for a deal", said Michael Hirson, Practice Head, China and Northeast Asia at Eurasia Group and a former U.S. Treasury Department official. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, who in January described China's economy as "very weak", on Tuesday said the negotiations are making "very good progress". [Extracted from the article]