US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (left), US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (right) and China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang gather before the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington to discuss economic and trade issues. Photo: Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (left), US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (right) and China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang gather before the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington to discuss economic and trade issues. Photo: Reuters
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US and China talks in Washington end in deadlock as threat of trade war rises

The first Comprehensive Economic Dialogue came amid the White House’s threat to impose punishing tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminium

Zhenhua Lu
Zhenhua Lu

Updated: 1:07pm, 23 Mar, 2018

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US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (left), US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (right) and China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang gather before the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington to discuss economic and trade issues. Photo: Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (left), US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (right) and China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang gather before the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue in Washington to discuss economic and trade issues. Photo: Reuters
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