Donald Trump says US-China trade talks ‘going very well’ as negotiations continue late into night
- US President hails progress made as negotiators in Beijing try to iron out their differences ahead of a March 1 deadline
US President Donald Trump hailed the smooth progress of the China-US trade talks on Tuesday as negotiators extended the negotiations into the night in an apparent attempt to iron out more of their differences.
“Talks with China are going very well!” Trump said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Since the talks began in Beijing on Monday, negotiators from both sides have kept details of the closely watched negotiations close to their chests.
A source told Reuters that the two-day negotiations were “ongoing” but few other details emerged.
The talks between the US delegation – led by deputy trade representative Jeffrey Gerrish and including officials from the Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture and Energy departments – and the Chinese side headed by commerce vice-minister Wang Shouwen were still ongoing late Tuesday, a source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Earlier in the day, delegates ignored reporters’ questions on Tuesday morning about the progress of the discussions and the surprise appearance of Vice-Premier Liu He, China’s chief negotiator, who was pictured attending the start of the talks on Monday in leaked photos.