Trump Says US, Chinese Teams to Restart Trade Talks Ahead of G-20 Summit

Trump Says US, Chinese Teams to Restart Trade Talks Ahead of G-20 Summit
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on June 18 he had spoken to Chinese leader Xi Jinping and that the two leaders’ teams would restart trade talks after a long lull in order to prepare for a meeting at the G-20 summit later this month.

The United States and China are in the middle of a costly trade war. Talks between the two sides to reach a broad deal broke down in May and interaction since then has been limited.