“I hope it is a good dynamic. But I would not want this Chinese-American rapprochement to be an excuse to reopen a new chapter of US-European tensions,” M Macron told reporters. Central to the “momentous” deal is a promise by Beijing to purchase an additional $200billion worth of US farm products and other goods and services over two years. But critics are concerned the accord may not ease tensions for long, with numerous tricky issues still unresolved.