The US and China could hold in-person trade talks before December tariff deadline
Get the Full StoryAP Photo Jose Luis MaganaNegotiators from the US and China could meet in the coming weeks as they attempt to work out the terms of an interim trade agreement.
But details of such a meeting, including a date and location, remain elusive.
The US would be reluctant to travel to China without concessions on structural issues that have long been roadblocks in negotiations, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Negotiators from the US and China could meet in the coming weeks as they attempt to work out the terms of an interim trade agreement, which was announced last month but has not yet been put to paper.
The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He extended the invite to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a phone call last week. With an eye on tariff escalations scheduled to take place on December 15, the point person on trade negotiations for President Xi Jinping requested that the meeting take place in China before the US holiday next Thursday.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: A big-money investor in juggernauts like Facebook and Netflix breaks down the '3rd wave' firms that are leading the next round of tech disruptionSee Also:GOLDMAN SACHS: Equity traders are expecting an economic acceleration and these 12 stocks are best positioned to skyrocket as conditions improveTrump reportedly shelved a ban on flavored e-cigarettes to avoid angering votersTrump hails 'cash' coming from US aid package to farmers caught in the China trade war's crosshairsSEE ALSO: The US and China may not sign a 'phase-one' trade deal until 2020
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