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In the latest twist in a series of mixed messages on the status of U.S. trade negotiations with China over the course of G-7 summit, President Donald Trump on Monday struck an optimistic tone about the status of negotiations.
Calling it a “very positive development for the world,” Trump said that the Chinese called U.S. trade negotiators Sunday night and talks will resume"very shortly." "I have not heard of the weekend calls mentioned by the U.S.," China's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said. The president also pointed to a statement from China’s vice premier as evidence of shared optimism between the U.S. and China over the state of play.
President Trump’s latest comments were just the latest in series of whipsawing presidential signals about the raging trade war. But hours after making those comments, the White House argued that the president’s statement had been"misinterpreted.” White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement that the only second thought the president was having was that “he regrets not raising the tariffs higher."
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