Again, no – China and the US are not in tariff talks, Chinese embassy says

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects his country and China to reach a tariff agreement in the coming weeks. However, the Chinese government denies having held negotiations with Washington.

Again, no – China and the US are not in tariff talks, Chinese embassy says

Cycle of claims and denials continues with Beijing dismissing speculation about discussions as ‘purely misleading’.

China insists no trade talks with US, despite Trump claim

China repeated Saturday that it had held no talks with the United States on trade issues, despite President Donald Trump's claim that he had taken a call from Xi Jinping. In an interview conducted Apr...

Video Trump says Xi called him as China insists there have been no trade talks with US

Without any announced agreements, Pres. Trump said he's made 200 trade deals. It comes as Trump claims Pres. Xi reached out to him, while China insists trade talks have yet to begin.

Trump Now Won’t Say if He’s Actually Negotiating With Chinese President: ‘I Don’t Wanna Discuss That’

President Donald Trump dodged a question seeking to clarify comments he made about negotiating trade terms with China. Earlier this month, Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from most countries. China was hit hardest, and the president increased the originally 34% rate to 145%, though he now claims the figure will be lower. On Tuesday, TIME published an interview with Trump in which he said, “We’re meeting with China. We’re doing fine wit…

China accuses US of creating confusion over nonexistent trade talks

Another week in Washington has come to a close without any progress toward ending a very expensive trade war between the White House and China.