China could be open to starting trade negotiations with the United States, if Washington makes the first move and offers meaningful concessions, an influential Chinese platform wrote on Thursday. The message was delivered in a post from Yuyuantantian,

United States officials have reached out to their Chinese counterparts for talks on vast tariffs that have hammered markets and global supply chains, a Beijing-backed outlet said on Thursday citing

Beijing is "evaluating" an offer from Washington to hold talks over U.S. President Donald Trump's crippling tariffs, China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday, signalling a potential de-escalation in the trade war that has roiled global markets.