Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Shanghai, China September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has canceled upcoming trade talks with the United States and will not send Vice-Premier Liu He to Washington next week, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
The Wall Street Journal said a mid-level delegation was due to travel to Washington ahead of Liu’s visit, but the trip has now been abandoned.
Earlier this week, China added $60 billion of U.S. products to its import tariff list as it retaliated against U.S. duties on $200 billion of Chinese goods set to go into effect from Sept. 24.
(Reporting by David Stanway; Editing by Nick Macfie)
