US Has ‘Very Constructive’ China Talks as Trump Jets to Asia (1)

The US said it held “very constructive” discussions with China after the first day of trade negotiations in Malaysia, as President Donald Trump began his trip to the region including a meeting with the Chinese leader next week.

Chinese and American officials met in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday for a new round of talks aimed at defusing a standoff between the world’s two largest economies. A spokesperson for the US Treasury gave a brief description of the exchange without elaborating, and the two sides reconvened the next morning.

The Chinese delegation made no public remarks after the 5.5-hour-long meeting the ...