U.S. and China trade representatives will end years of intense bilateral negotiations with a “Phase One” deal on Wednesday that promises billions of dollars’ worth of agricultural purchases and the beginning of reforms to China’s longstanding practice of forced technology transfer. For all the pomp and circumstance expected of the signing ceremony — and repeated assurances from American negotiators — many are still unsure of exactly what the two nations are agreeing to. On paper, the deal includes a “dramatic expansion of U.S. food, agriculture and seafood product exports” as well as an agreement to end its ... (full story)