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 by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2018
China said Tuesday it remains hopeful of "good results" from trade talks in Washington this week after US President Trump threw cold water on the prospects for a breakthrough. US and Chinese officials are set to hold two days of talks in Washington starting Wednesday, their first formal discussions since June. In an interview with Reuters, Trump said he did not anticipate much from the talks to be led by China's Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen, and David Malpass, a senior US Treasury official. "Frankly speaking, as far as the Chinese side is concerned, since negotiations, consultations, are happening, we still hope to achieve good results," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a regular press briefing. While the talks are going on Washington is due to slap fresh tariffs on a host of Chinese goods worth $16 billion, with Beijing pledging to react immediately with tit-for-tat tariffs on US goods. Washington is also holding hearings this week on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods which Trump has threatened to target for new tariffs. "We hope that both sides can quietly and steadfastly sit down together and commit to talks on the basis of equality and trust to bring a good result," Lu said. "We don't like to say all kinds of things before the negotiations begin." Trump also accused China of manipulating its yuan currency, which has fallen steadily against the dollar in recent months, to help its exporters in the face of higher US tariffs. In Beijing, central bank officials denied that they manipulated the yuan, saying its rate was determined by the market. "China will not use the exchange rate as a weapon in the trade war," said Li Bo, in charge of currency at the People's Bank of China.
China, US to resume trade talks in late August Beijing (AFP) Aug 16, 2018 China will send a senior negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, its commerce ministry said Thursday, the first public meeting on the dispute in weeks as the trade conflict intensifies. Beijing and Washington have slapped tariffs on tens of billions of dollars worth of each other's goods since they held their last high-level meeting in June, raising fears that the trade war could shake the global economy. At the invitation of the United States, a delegation led by V ... read more
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