High-level talks now set for Friday as world’s two largest economies look for ways to resolve damaging trade war.
The United States and China will hold top-level diplomatic and security talks in Washington, DC, on Friday, amid moves to try and resolve a damaging trade war.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary James Mattis, Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi and Defence Minister Wei Fenghe will take part in the discussions, a statement from US State Department said on Monday.
China said last month the two sides initially agreed “in principle” to hold the second round of diplomatic security talks in October but they were postponed at Washington’s request amid rising tensions over trade, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.
Monday’s announcement came after US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by telephone last week and expressed optimism about resolving their trade dispute ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the end of November in Argentina on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. ‘Fair’ deal
On Monday, Trump said China wanted to make a deal and added: “If we can make the right deal, a deal that’s fair, we’ll do that.
