U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators plan to confer by video in the coming days over progress in fulfilling terms of the “Phase One” trade deal and U.S. actions against Chinese technology firms, according to officials in both nations. The talks, which had been previously reported, were thrown into doubt Tuesday night when President Trump said that he had canceled talks with China because of his anger over the way Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic. But afterward, Mr. Trump’s aides clarified that the president wasn’t talking specifically about the Phase One deal, but more generally. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping haven’t spoken by phone since late March. The two sides still haven’t picked a specific date for the talks though planning continues, officials said.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 19, 2020 15:28 UTC