China, US maintain close contact on trade issues, says foreign ministry

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1 Nov 2019 • 4:51 PM MYT
Malay Mail
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China Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang dismissed as speculation talk US President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping will meet in Macau. — Reuters pic

BEIJING, Nov 1 — China’s Foreign Ministry said today China and the United States have maintained close contact on bilateral trade issues.

Trump said yesterday that the two countries would soon announce a new location at which he and Xi would sign a “Phase One” trade deal.

But speaking at a daily news briefing in Beijing, ministry spokesman Geng Shuang dismissed as speculation talk the two leaders will meet in Macau. — Reuters