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What the U.S.-China trade deal leaves out

President Trump and Vice Premier Liu He of China will meet at the White House today to sign a phase-one trade agreement meant to ease tensions between Washington and Beijing. But there are still plenty of unresolved issues.

• A big one is how seriously China will hold itself accountable, Ana Swanson of the NYT writes. Critics say Beijing’s promises “appear both broad and vague and overlap with other changes it has been pursuing anyway.”

• Beijing did not pledge to refrain from hacking U.S. companies, particularly to steal intellectual property. Chinese officials say it isn’t a trade issue.

• Bigger changes to China’s economy, like subsidies to its commercial giants, remain under negotiation.