US And China Sign Trade Agreement

The United States and China have announced a new trade deal that Washington says will reduce its trade deficit with Beijing. Under the agreement, China will allow American imports of beef and the US will grant access to its markets for Chinese cooked poultry. We discuss the economic and political implications of the deal.

Also on the programme: Brazil lifts its state of emergency over the Zika virus; and why a poster campaign promoting national pride in Japan has turned into a controversy.

(Image: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping after a bilateral meeting on April 7, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Barria)