The accusation that China is manipulating the exchange rate is completely out of touch with recent history
The rupee on Monday weakened to close at 69.40 a dollar, from its previous close of 69.22
The White House is demanding that China make structural reforms, including how it treats US intellectual property
US and China are locked in a trade war since Trump imposed heavy tariffs on imported steel and aluminium items from China in March last year
The talks began two days after the United States charged Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou
Trump said he will discuss trade with Xi when the two meet for dinner on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit at the end of November
As part of Trump's aggressive trade stance, Washington hit China with 25 per cent punitive duties on another USD 16 billion in goods starting on Thursday, triggering a swift tit-for-tat retaliation
Trump's revival last week of a plan to slap tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports has cast the talks into turmoil
However, the talks have sealed some initial deals