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4-5 minutes - Source: BBC Image copyright Getty Images The US and China have held talks over their so-called "phase-one" trade deal after the discussion was delayed earlier this month. Both sides saw progress and are committed to the agreement, the US Trade Representative said. Negotiations had been expected to take place on 15 August but were postponed by President Donald Trump. In an election campaign speech earlier this month, Mr Trump said: "I don’t want to talk to China right now." The statement from the US Trade Representative also said the two parties had discussed intellectual property rights and other issues that have proved sticking points in negotiations over a phase-two deal. "The parties addressed steps that China has taken to effectuate structura

By Gerry Shih  2minutos - Source: The Washington Post BEIJING — China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed in principle to roll back tariffs in simultaneous stages if their trade talks advance. Gao Feng, the ministry spokesman, did not say a “phase-one” agreement had already been reached, nor give a timetable for when one could happen, but he said the two countries have held “earnest and constructive” talks. “If the two parties reach the first-phase agreement, they should, in accordance to the contents of the agreement, simultaneously and proportionally cancel the tariffs that were already raised,” Gao said. “This is an important condition for reaching an agreement.” China has long said that the United States must roll back tariffs as a condition of a trade deal and has sought a tariff reduction as part of the first phase. Gao’s comments lifted stocks and market futures in Asia and th