Cutler: Trump tariffs could open path to ‘phase-two’ negotiations with China

President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for steep tariffs on Chinese imports could open the door to long-sought “phase-two” trade talks with Beijing given his “transactional” approach to the office, argues Wendy Cutler, vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a former senior official in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. “Everyone’s so focused on the tariff option and escalating trade war, and Trump’s transactional side suggests that might not be his endgame,” Cutler -- who at one point...