White House Denies Report That It Canceled Trade Meeting With China

U.S. President Donald Trump, President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton, President Trump's trade and manufacturing policy adviser Peter Navarro and others, as well as Chinese leader Xi Jinping's leadership team attend a working dinner after the G-20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Dec. 1, 2018. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The White House denied a media report that it rejected a trade-planning meeting with Chinese officials this week because of disputes over the structural reforms that China had promised to make.

CNBC reported on Jan. 22 that officials from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) were supposed to meet with two Chinese vice ministers this week to try to discuss trade differences. Citing a source familiar with the situation, CNBC said the U.S. side called off the meeting.