US Treasury chief Steven Mnuchin hints at China truce amid trade dispute

It would come at a sensitive time for the region's geopolitics, with negotiations under way on a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he’s considering a trip to China amid a trade dispute with Beijing that finance chiefs warn could derail the global economic upswing.

Mnuchin said he’s “cautiously optimistic” of reaching an agreement with China that bridges their differences over trade. “A trip is under consideration,” Mnuchin told reporters on Saturday in Washington at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) spring meetings. “I’m not going to make a comment on timing, nor do I have anything confirmed.”

China’s Ministry of Commerce said Sunday it is aware that the US is considering a visit to Beijing to negotiate economic and