BEIJING — The Latest on China-U.S. trade talks in Beijing (all times local):6:40 p.m.An official Chinese news agency says U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet next week in Washington for talks on a technology dispute ahead of a March 2 deadline for a planned American tariff hike. The Xinhua News Agency’s announcement followed two days of talks in Beijing that had been the last scheduled meeting before the March 2 deadline. 6 p.m.Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says U.S. and Chinese negotiators “made headway on very, very important” issues in talks on a technology dispute. We have additional work we have to do but we are hopeful.”5:45 p.m.Two days of U.S.-Chinese trade talks have ended with no immediate indication whether they made progress on a battle over Beijing’s technology ambitions. Delegations led by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, met at a government guesthouse.

Source: National Post February 15, 2019 09:47 UTC