China to 'get back to the table' for trade talks, says Donald Trump

China's lead negotiator in the US trade talks said Beijing was willing to resolve its trade dispute with the US through "calm negotiations" and resolutely opposed the escalation of the conflict

US President Donald Trump on Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade and opened the door to diplomacy on Iran, easing tension on the last day of a strained G7 summit. The leaders of the world’s major industrialised nations, meeting in the French coastal resort of Biarritz, look set to reach an agreement on how to help fight the Amazon forest fires and try to repair the devastation.

While they are not expected to leave with a more comprehensive set of agreements or even a joint communique, Trump and his Western allies appear