Friday, February 15, 2019

U.S. And China To Meet Next Week to Resolve Trade War





Daily Mail: US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says trade talks with China were 'productive' despite negotiations in Beijing ending with no sign of progress

* Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks with China over trade were 'productive'
* However a meeting in Beijing ended with no concrete progress in the hopes of averting a tariff war between the two nations
* Trump suggested that if talks in Beijing went well he may extend his March 1 deadline for China to make significant concessions on trade

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States had 'productive' talks with China over their trade dispute.

However negotiations in Beijing ended Friday with no sign that any concrete progress had been made.

Top officials from the world's two biggest economies had held two days of talks, hoping to at least create sufficient goodwill to stave off an escalation of their tariff war.

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WNU Editor: From what I am reading and understanding, both parties were more focused on extending the March 1 deadline rather than discussing the issues that divide them.

More News On The U.S. - China Trade War

The Latest: Trump might extend March 2 trade deadline -- AP
China trade talks to resume next week, Trump hints at extension -- CNBC/Reuters
China and U.S. to Continue Trade Talks Next Week -- The New York Times
China and US make ‘progress’ in Beijing but trade war talks to continue in Washington next week -- SCMP
US-China trade talks break up without deal -- BBC
Donald Trump hints at extension to China trade talks -- The Guardian
China says trade talks to resume in Washington next week -- The Hill
Xi Hails Progress in Trade Talks While U.S. Sees ‘Much Work’ Ahead -- Bloomberg

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