mo4ch:>US and China hold trade talks in Beijing amid three-month ‘truce’ in tariff war | Mo4ch News

With just about two months left before a deadline for a new trade deal, Washington and Beijing are launching two-day talks to end the intense tariff war raging between the nations as major US companies’ stocks plummet.American and Chinese delegates face each other on Monday in Beijing, with both sides expressing optimism before the meeting. US President Donald Trump said that negotiations are going “very well,” echoing his previous statements that “big progress” was being made during the talks.Officials in Beijing shared his opinion. The US negotiators will “optimistically and constructively communicate” with their counterparts, China’s Ministry of Commerce noted earlier this week. The Ministry’s spokesperson, Lu Kang later said China hopes to resolve the dispute on terms of mutual respect and on equal footing.The countries have been locked in a trade conflict since Trump accused China of taking unfair advantage of the US economy. He slapped tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing promi…