U.S. and Chinese envoys held “constructive”
trade talks on Wednesday, the White House said,
after President Donald Trump rattled financial
markets by accusing Beijing of trying to stall in
hopes he will fail to win reelection in 2020.
The meeting, aimed at ending a tariff war over
trade and technology, ended about 40 minutes
ahead of schedule. Neither delegation spoke
to reporters before U.S. Trade Representative
Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven
Mnuchin left for the airport.
But White House spokeswoman Stephanie
Grisham said in a statement hours later that “the
meetings were constructive,” and that talks are
expected to resume in Washington in September,
though exact dates were not announced.