White House: 'Progress' in China talks, 'much work' left, deadline stands

The White House said on Thursday that the U.S. and China made progress in their trade talks this week, but added that “much work remains to be done” and insisted that March 1 is a “hard deadline” for negotiations – and tariff increases if a deal cannot be reached. In a statement, the White House said the two sides had “engaged in intense and productive negotiations over the economic relationship between our two countries” over two days, ending in a...