China says U.S.-China trade teams in contact ahead of G20

BEIJING -- Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Japan later this week, a Chinese official said Monday. The sides were seeking to "consolidate the important consensus reached between the two leaders" in a telephone call last week, Wang Shouwen, a Commerce Ministry vice minister, told reporters. Wang gave no details about specific issues under discussion. This week's G20 mee