Trump to meet China's top trade negotiator during trade talks

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He at the White House on Friday on the sidelines of the new round of China-U.S. high-level economic and trade consultations.

U.S. President Donald Trump tweets on Thursday, October 10, 2019 saying that he would meet Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He at the White House on Friday on the sidelines of the new round of China-U.S. high-level economic and trade consultations. [Screenshot: China Plus]

"Big day of negotiations with China. They want to make a deal, but do I? I meet with the vice premier tomorrow at The White House," Trump tweeted on Thursday, shortly after China's top trade negotiator met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

Liu He also met with U.S. business leaders and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief in Washington on Wednesday.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (C) meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (L) at the Office of the US Trade Representative in Washington, DC, October 10, 2019. [Photo: gov.cn/Xinhua]