China Says Trade Envoys Agree on Phone to Continue Talks

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (center right) shakes hands with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (center left) after a minister-level trade meeting at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 11, 2019. China’s Commerce Ministry says the lead envoys in trade talks between China and the U.S. spoke on the phone and agreed to continue to work toward a preliminary agreement for resolving their tariff war. Jose Luis Magana/AP

BEIJING—Top Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators have agreed to talks on a preliminary deal for resolving the tariff war between the world’s two largest economies, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said on Nov. 26.

In a brief notice, the ministry said that Vice Premier Liu He and other senior officials spoke by phone with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.