He Said, Xi Said

“Having apparently made that decision, it is clear that Mr. Xi misjudged Mr. Trump’s eagerness for a deal and how far he could push the American negotiators, according to more than a dozen people, including current and former officials, researchers, lawyers, and trade experts familiar with the deal and how it fell apart. Now Mr. Xi risks being backed into a corner, unable to compromise between his own positions and Mr. Trump’s.” The NYT with an interesting look at How Xi’s Last-Minute Switch on U.S.-China Trade Deal Upended It.

+ WaPo: US reaches deal with Canada, Mexico to lift steel, aluminum tariffs.