Headlines via Bloomberg

No details given so far on the timing or the specifics of what the briefing will be about.

The announcement says that it will be some time this afternoon. Best guess is that if it's not retaliatory trade measures, it will be a repeat of the rhetoric we've seen throughout the morning.

Update: The briefing is set for 4.30pm local time and vice finance minister Zhu Guangyao and vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen who will be briefing reporters about US and China trade.