Chinese Envoy Praises US for ‘Good Faith’ Trade Negotiations (2)

The US is undertaking trade negotiations with Beijing in “good faith,” China’s top diplomat in Singapore said, as President Donald Trump weighs whether to extend a tariff truce between the world’s two largest economies past an Aug. 12 deadline.

“The US has shown a lot of good faith and patience in its negotiations with China,” Ambassador Cao Zhongming told reporters Wednesday in the city-state. “I believe in three months’ time, we can do a lot of things together.”

The positive remarks came about a day after US and Chinese officials meeting in Stockholm concluded a third round of trade talks ...