Discord has already arisen among Trump's trade team: US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is opposed to a push for a deal at the G20, according to two of the people
Mr Trump's tariffs will hurt the US as much as China, and businessmen in most countries are fearing losses in the Chinese market, should their governments become hostile to Beijing, writes T N Ninan
Neither leader specified any details of potential progress in their first known direct discussion in several months
What the trade war might offer for India-China economic engagement
US has already imposed tariffs on $250 bn worth of Chinese goods, and China has responded with retaliatory duties on $110 bn worth of US goods
The list would apply to imports from China that aren't already covered by previous rounds of tariffs
Negotiations have been on hold since mid-September, when the Chinese canceled a trip to Washington after the U.S. announced levies on the $200 billion of Chinese imports
Referring to the massive trade imbalance between US and China, Trump said, 'you know, USD 500 billion has been taken out of this country for years every year'
While earnings growth is still high at 22% so far this quarter, the amount by which S&P 500 index companies are beating analyst estimates is nearly half of what it was during the first quarter
In a volley of filings, the three regions this week escalated disputes over new US metals tariffs, Europe's response to those levies, and Chinese intellectual property practices
Trump imposed 10 per cent tariffs on a further $200 billion of Chinese products last month, including on furniture, and said those could rise to 25 per cent from January
So far, the US has imposed three rounds of import duty on Chinese goods worth $250 billion
Trump claimed that China, even if it wants, cannot retaliate beyond a point
Adding to trade and other tensions between the US and China are the issues of currency valuations, and a Chinese trade surplus
In a key policy report in August, the PBOC referred to a "bottom-line mindset" in its currency policy
Trump says that the bilateral trade between the US and China is not fair and balanced and accused China of intellectual property theft
The United States and China have slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of each other's goods
IMF members also pledged to avoid devaluing currencies to seek a trade advantage
Governor says China won't engage in 'competitive devaluation'
While the data showed China's trade remained strong for the month, analysts forecast the trade war will start to hurt in coming months