China, US discuss plans for trade talks
December 9, 2018
BEIJING (AP) — China's economy czar and the U.S. Treasury secretary discussed plans for talks on a tariff battle, the government said Tuesday, indicating negotiations are going ahead despite tension over the arrest of a Chinese tech executive.
Vice Premier Liu He and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talked by phone about "the promotion of the next economic and trade consultations," a two-sentence Commerce Ministry statement said. It gave no other details.
The announcement indicated talks are on track despite China's weekend threats of unspecified "grave consequences" if the Huawei Technologie...
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