The negotiations in the financial hub will be the first face-to-face discussions since President Trump agreed to a truce with President Xi Jinping
The long-running trade war between the world’s top two economies looked poised to dominate the agenda of the group of 20 summit
The world’s top two economies are at loggerheads as trade talks have apparently stalled
The warning will throw a shadow over the next round of talks, with a delegation from Beijing due in Washington this week
Trump indicated this week he was open to extending a trade truce beyond March 1 depending on progress in Beijing
The sides have been engaged in an escalating tit-for-tat trade fight for months
‘In its hour of need, Britain is now turning to its former colonies for help’
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is to announce Japan will join negotiations in Asia-Pacific trade agreement talks, despite opposition from farmers.
Clinching a deal would have provided a powerful vote of confidence in globalisation from the WTO’s 153 members, in the face of the world economic slowdown.
