BEIJING -The most immediate benefit for China of the "phase one" trade deal - once it is signed - will likely be an expansion in its purchase of US agriculture products, such as pork, poultry and soybeans, say experts.
But larger shifts in the bilateral trade balance will be demand-driven, and depend on the market competitiveness of US products, they stress, after top officials signalled over the weekend that Beijing would resist being held to fixed purchase commitments.
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