U.S., China report further progress in trade talks

The U.S. and China made progress on several issues during a call on Friday between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and their Chinese counterparts, both governments said in separate readouts. “[USTR] Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had a constructive call today with China’s Vice Premier Liu He on Phase One of the U.S.-China trade agreement,” USTR said in a statement. “They made progress in a variety of areas and are in the process of resolving...