Economics

Trump to Meet China Trade Negotiator in Final Day of Talks

Economies are a month away from March 1 deadline for deal
Negotiations come against backdrop of Huawei criminal charges

Trump Says Meeting With Xi to Preclude a Final China Trade Deal(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Jenny Leonard

January 30, 2019 at 9:22 PM UTC

Updated on

January 31, 2019 at 1:16 PM UTC

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U.S. President Donald Trump will meet China’s top trade negotiator in the Oval Office on Thursday for high-level talks, with little indication that Beijing will bend to American demands to deepen economic reforms.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead a second and final day of negotiations with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, the highest-level talks since Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Dec. 1 and declared a 90-day truce to reach a lasting deal to end the trade war. Trump is scheduled to meet Liu at 3:30 p.m., according to an email of his schedule from the White House.