U.S., China agree tentative trade truce ahead of G20 summit: SCMP

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News ID: 41235
Publish Date: 13:36 - 27 June 2019
TEHRAN, Jun 27 - The United States and China have agreed to a tentative truce in their trade dispute ahead of a meeting between leaders of the two nations at the G20 summit this weekend, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing sources.

U.S., China agree tentative trade truce ahead of G20 summit: SCMPTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Details of the agreement, which would halt the next round of U.S. tariffs on an additional $300 billion of Chinese goods, are being laid out in press releases and will be out as coordinated press releases and not a joint statement, the newspaper said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump is conditional upon Washington agreeing to such a tentative agreement, SCMP reported, citing one source with knowledge of the plans.

Trump is set to hold much-anticipated trade talks with Xi in Osaka at 11:30 a.m. (0230 GMT) on Saturday, a White House spokesman told reporters on Wednesday.

source:Reuters

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