Trump to meet China’s Liu He in high-stakes trade talks
Donald Trump's announcement sends stocks surging, helping erase much of the losses from earlier in the week
10 October 2019 - 20:15
Washington — US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday he will meet with China's top trade envoy as the two sides pursue fraught negotiations that this week appeared headed for a dead end.
In a tweet, Trump said he would meet the following day with Vice-Premier Liu He, who returned to the negotiating table on Thursday amid a blitz of aggressive US manoeuvres, with hopes for a grand bargain between the economic powers this week near zero...
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