PoliticsBeijing Rattles Sabers Before U.S.-China TalksFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftU.S. Trade Representatives Head to China for Face-to-Face TalksFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Enda CurranJuly 24, 2019 at 10:02 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more.Call it awkward timing.