Comments from a US official, Reuters reporting

  • There is unlikely to be a major breakthrough with China on trade substance at G20 summit at end of November
  • It is too early to tell if Chinese response to US demands on trade will lead US to suspend tariff increases in January
  • China's trade offer to US should be viewed with scepticism
  • China's trade offer covers 142 items including issues Beijing is willing to address and issues it considers off limits

More:

  • China's written response to U.S. demands for trade reforms is unlikely to trigger a breakthrough at talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters on Thursday.

Anyone surprised by this?