US–China Deputy-Level Trade Talks Get Underway in Tense Atmosphere

US–China Deputy-Level Trade Talks Get Underway in Tense Atmosphere
The U.S. flag flies over Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles County on Sept. 29, 2018. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators launched a new round of talks on Oct. 7 aimed at resolving the two nations’ 15-month trade war, with neither side showing any signs of giving ground.

About 30 Chinese officials, led by Vice Finance Minister Liao Min, entered the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Monday morning for two days of negotiations, to be followed by the first minister-level trade talks in more than two months.