China signals lack of interest in resuming trade talks with US

If the US doesn't make concessions in key issues, there is little point for China to resume talks, says former commerce ministry official

China’s state media signalled a lack of interest in resuming trade talks with the US under the current threat to escalate tariffs, while the government said stimulus will be stepped up to buttress the domestic economy.
 

Without new moves that show the US is sincere, it is meaningless for its officials to come to China and have trade talks, according to a commentary by the blog Taoran Notes, which was carried by state-run Xinhua News Agency and the People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s mouthpiece. The Ministry of Commerce spokesman said Thursday he had no information about any US officials coming