Trade negotiations between China and the United States are postponed until next week

BEIJING (AP) – Latest news on China and the United States. trade negotiations (local local time):

Chinese and US negotiators concluded their trade talks in Beijing with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, saying they were "constructive."

Mr Mnuchin said Friday in a tweet that he was eager to continue negotiations in Washington next week.

Representatives posed for photos in a government guest house in west Beijing, but did not comment on the state of negotiations in front of reporters.

Neither party provided details on the status of the talks or whether significant progress had been made.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He is due to visit Washington next week to lead the Beijing delegation to the talks on settling a dispute over technology and industrial policy. As a result, both parties imposed heavy punitive taxes on their exports.

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Trade negotiators from China and the US are resuming talks to try to resolve their tariff dispute over China's technological ambitions.

Representatives of both parties arrived Friday morning in a government guest house in west Beijing where they posed for photos but did not comment on the state of negotiations in front of them. journalists.

President Donald Trump expressed optimism about last week's talks, saying: "We are getting closer." US Chief of Staff, Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, said retail and enforcement issues remain unresolved this week.

Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin participated Thursday evening in a working dinner with their Chinese counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister Liu He, who is due to visit Washington next week. The discussions will last all day Friday.