Further comments by the Chinese commerce ministry

  • Hopes that US will show sincerity
  • Both sides' trade teams have been keeping in touch
  • Says it isn't necessary for US to intervene in Hong Kong

The same old, same old from China. There still isn't any fresh details about any possible meeting in Washington next month but given historical patterns, they tend to only be confirmed on the week itself.

The rest of the rhetoric isn't anything that we haven't heard of before so proceed as you will.