Top Economies: US, China Resume Trade Talks

On Tuesday, Larry Kudlow, the White House economic adviser, said the U.S. and Chinese trade officials held a “constructive” phone discussion regarding a new round of talks.

The two largest economies in the world had a deal to wind down after a year-long trade war.

Furthermore, the U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin spoke with Premier Liu He, the Chinese Vice, and Commerce Minister Zhong Shan on Tuesday.

Earlier, in an emailed statement, the officials discussed additional efforts to find a solution to the outstanding trade jitter between the countries.

Referring to the talks, Kudlow said they went “well” and were constructive.

Moreover, both sides discussed a face-to-face meeting. They want to reach an elusive deal without any weird components.

In a news report, at the White House, “There are no miracles here,” Kudlow said.

He also said, “There was headway last winter and spring, then it stopped.” Lastly, “Hopefully, we can pick up where we left off, but I don’t know that yet.”

In a short statement, giving no other details referring to the two sides, China’s Commerce Ministry said they “exchanged views on implementing the consensus of the two countries’ leaders at the Osaka meeting.”

Last month in Japan, the United States and China settled during a Group of 20 nations summit to continue discussions, easing fears of an escalation.

Top Economies: Putting Off Additional Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to suspend a new round of tariffs worth $300 billion of imported Chinese consumer goods.

It happened after a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 while the two sides resume their negotiations.

According to U.S. officials, after China backed away from commitments, trade talks were delayed In May.

China had to make sure to secure legal changes.

The suggested comments of Kudlow were still unclear. Whether the two largest economies in the world would start again from the current text agreed before that pull-back.

Kudlow with no presented details said that the two negotiating teams would be a good thing for a face-to-face meeting that could happen in Beijing.

In an email, regarding his refusal to deliver details on the next steps for talks, the separate U.S. official said, “Both sides will continue these talks as appropriate.”

Negotiations Made After the Conflict

After a year since the conflict for tariffs started between the two largest economies in the world. The negotiations picked up after a two-month pause.

Washington requests Beijing to discourse what U.S. officials see as decades of unfair and illegal trading practices.

In Osaka, Trump said that China would restart vast purchases of U.S. agricultural commodities.

Meanwhile, the United States would ease some export boundaries on Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei Technologies.

At an event on Tuesday, Kudlow said, “President Xi is expected, we hope in return for our accommodations, to move immediately, quickly, while the talks are going on, on the agriculture (purchases).”

Besides, he said, “That’s very, very important.”

Also, the calm U.S. government restrictions on Huawei could support the technology giant. But it will only be in place for a limited time, he said.

The director of the White House’s National Economic Council, Kudlow, then told reporters “No timeline. Quality not speed,” regarding the specific timeline for the agricultural buys, or for reaching an agreement.