Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng told reporters he no information on the trade talks’ progress, but would release information once there is any update. ‘Tested by the trade war’The Chinese government has offered few details about the state of negotiations this week. Chinese trade data released on Thursday showed imports from the United States fell 41.2% from a year earlier to $9.24 billion, the lowest amount in dollar terms since February 2016. Exports to the United States also declined 2.4% to $36.54 billion, the lowest amount since April 2018. China’s trade surplus with the United States narrowed to $27.3 billion in January, from $29.87 billion in December.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 14, 2019 19:30 UTC