As the world's two bigges­t econom­ies seek an accord to bridge their deep trade differ­encesBEIJING: Top US economic officials were to meet on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the sides aim to wrap up trade talks in Beijing with enough goodwill to extend a truce in their tariff war. Trump’s economic advisor Larry Kudlow confirmed that the American delegation to Beijing would meet with Xi, calling the leader’s presence a “very good sign”. They’re hard at it,” Kudlow said of the delegation led by US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The US officials left their hotel for Friday’s talks without making substantive comment. The two sides said major progress was made in talks last month in Washington, but a wide gulf remains.

Source: The Express Tribune February 15, 2019 05:26 UTC