US-China Trade Talks to Resume in Washington Next Week, Trump Hints at Extension

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, speaks as he meets with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, second from left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and Chinese officials at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 15, 2019. Andy Wong/Pool via Reuters

BEIJING/WASHINGTON—The United States and China will resume trade talks next week in Washington with time running short to ease their bruising trade war, but President Donald Trump repeated on Feb. 15 that he may extend a March 1 deadline for a deal and keep tariffs on Chinese goods from rising.

Both the United States and China reported progress in five days of negotiations in Beijing this week.