SCMP: US-China trade war: visit to Washington by Beijing’s top economic adviser Liu He cancelled, source says
US should ‘correct its mistakes’ on handling of issue, foreign ministry says, as Donald Trump boasts of having ‘more bullets’
A planned visit by Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He to the United States for trade talks has been cancelled, a source said on Saturday – confirming a report by the South China Morning Post – after Beijing said on Friday that Washington needed to “correct its mistakes” regarding its handling of the ongoing tariff war.
The source, who asked not to be identified, said that a delegation led by Liu was set to hold talks in the US on Monday and Tuesday but that the trip had now been scrapped.
His comments confirmed a Post report published on Tuesday that said the meeting was in jeopardy as the US had failed to meet the precondition of “showing goodwill” with regards to seeking a resolution to the conflict.
Instead, US President Donald Trump on Monday escalated the hostilities by imposing 10 per cent tariffs on almost half of all goods it imports from China.
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WNU Editor: China will only send a delegation after the U.S. Midterm elections .... China Calls Off Trade Talks, Won’t Go to Washington Until After Mid-Terms (Bloomberg). Everyone I know in China are hoping that the Democrats win both the House of Representatives and the Senate after the election. I am telling them that it would not make a difference.
More News On China Canceling Trade Talks With The U.S.
China Cancels Trade Talks With U.S. Amid Escalation in Tariff Threats -- WSJ
China said to call off trade talks as tariff war escalates: WSJ -- CNBC
China Cancels Trade Talks With U.S and Won’t Send Delegation to Washington: WSJ -- Bloomberg
China cancels trade talks with U.S. as tariff threats escalate: WSJ -- Reuters
China scraps trade talks with US after latest round of Trump tariffs -- The Hill
