China’s Top Negotiator ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Reaching Trade Deal

(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. China’s chief trade negotiator said at a dinner Wednesday night that he was “cautiously optimistic” about reaching a phase one deal with the U.S., even as talks continue to stretch out amid tensions over Hong Kong and other issues.Vice Premier Liu He made the comments in a speech in Beijing, according to people who attended the dinner and asked not to be identi