Doubts linger over US-China trade pact

By Ryan Woo and Jeff Mason
Updated January 16 2020 - 7:13pm, first published 7:10pm
The US and China have signed a "phase one" trade deal following a long-running dispute.
The US and China have signed a "phase one" trade deal following a long-running dispute.

China will boost purchases of US goods and services by $US200 billion ($A290 billion) over two years in exchange for the rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies.