US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday, headed to a second day of trade talks with their Chinese counterparts. The talks ended with the two sides only agreeing to continue discussions on the issues. Photo: AFP
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday, headed to a second day of trade talks with their Chinese counterparts. The talks ended with the two sides only agreeing to continue discussions on the issues. Photo: AFP
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The next step? After US-China trade talks fail, Trump and Xi ‘may need to get involved’

To avoid more rounds of threatened sanctions, analysts suggest that the two nations’ leaders must resolve the toughest issues 

Wendy Wu
Wendy Wu

Updated: 8:21am, 6 May, 2018

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US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday, headed to a second day of trade talks with their Chinese counterparts. The talks ended with the two sides only agreeing to continue discussions on the issues. Photo: AFP
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday, headed to a second day of trade talks with their Chinese counterparts. The talks ended with the two sides only agreeing to continue discussions on the issues. Photo: AFP
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