The Wall Street Journal (June 26) reported, "President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will seek to revive troubled U.S.-China trade talks this week, in a test of whether their professed personal chemistry can surmount seemingly intractable differences at the bargaining table. . . . “This is going to come down to whether these two individuals can work with each other, manage the politics of this, so that the differences on substance can be bridged,” said Clete Willems, a former Trump White House economic official. "

1. Do you think threats work well in trade negotiations?

2. Is subjectivity in trade negotiations preferable to objective approach?

3. Do you think leadership is essential for advancing peaceful global trade?