Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He and US President Donald Trump signed the phase one trade deal at the White House on Wednesday in Washington. Photo: Reuters

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Topic | US-China trade war

Finbarr Bermingham

Published: 10:00pm, 16 Jan, 2020

Updated: 12:39am, 17 Jan, 2020

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He and US President Donald Trump signed the phase one trade deal at the White House on Wednesday in Washington. Photo: Reuters

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Finbarr Bermingham

Finbarr Bermingham has been reporting on Asian trade since 2014. Prior to this, he covered global trade and economics in London. He joined the Post in 2018, before which he was Asia Editor at Global Trade Review and Trade Correspondent for the International Business Times.