China offer unlikely to spur major trade war breakthrough, says senior US official
2018-11-16 10:16:07 source:The Straits Times
November 16, 2018
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - China's written response to US demands for trade reforms is unlikely to trigger a breakthrough at talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday (Nov 15).
Beijing provided the Trump administration with its document earlier this week, responding to a months-long request from US officials to jumpstart trade talks, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
It was a good sign that Beijing had put something in writing after months of declining to do so, the official said, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity.
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