Most deals are non-binding, will take years to materialize ‘This is all for show,’ attendee at signing ceremony says Get the latest on our coverage of Trump in Asia and the world leaders’ meeting in Vietnam in your inbox daily. Sign up here . The headline number is impressive: A quarter-trillion dollars worth of deals from China that President Donald Trump can use to show he’s creating opportunities for U.S. businesses and jobs for his base. The reality, however, is that the roughly 15 agreements unveiled on Thursday are mostly non-binding memorandums of understanding and could take years to materialize — if they do at all. A day earlier, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced $9 billion of deals, many also MOUs with few details, rather than contracts. Read More: Details on the Deals Trump’s Team Plans to Unveil in China “To me this is an old-style visit when you […]