The U.S. and China have had a complicated trade relationship for the last half century. WSJ’s William Mauldin looks at the key moments that landed the two countries on the doorstep of a possible trade deal. Photo Illustration: Heather SeidelBEIJING—China’s Commerce Ministry denied knowing about U.S. plans to resume trade talks, deflecting remarks by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that American officials are likely to travel to Beijing soon for negotiations. Mr. Mnuchin told a Senate committee Wednesday that the U.S. team is “likely to go to Beijing at some point in the near future.” The comments offered prospects for a return to talks after both sides spent the better part of a week trading recriminations over perceived backsliding in positions that left...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 16, 2019 11:42 UTC