US Has Reached Out to China to Initiate Tariff Talks, CCTV Says

US President Donald Trump’s administration has been seeking contact with Beijing to initiate talks on the massive tariffs Washington has imposed on China, according to a state-run media outlet.

The US government recently reached out to China though various channels, Yuyuantantian, a Weibo account affiliated with China Central Television that regularly signals Beijing’s views on trade, said in a post. It cited unidentified people with knowledge of the matter, providing no further details.

The post casts a different light on behind-the-scenes maneuvering between the world’s two largest economies. Trump has repeatedly said President Xi Jinping needs to contact ...