US-China trade talks resume in Washington

Washington: Senior officials from the US and China gathered here on Thursday for a new round of trade talks, eight days before the deadline set by US President Donald Trump for reaching a deal to avert the imposition of higher tariffs on imports from the Asian nation.
The US delegation is headed by Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
The Chinese representatives include Deputy Prime Minister Liu He, central bank chief Yi Gang and Deputy Finance Minister Zheng Zeguang, Efe reported.
The talks are set to last two days and it is possible that Trump will receive Liu at the White House at the end of the round.
The previous round was last week in Beijing.
Trump met last Saturday with the US negotiators after the sessions in Beijing and called the talks “very productive.”