China says plans made for US trade talks in January

BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says it has made plans with Washington for face-to-face talks in January aimed at ending a tariff battle that threatens to depress global trade.
The Ministry of Commerce said Thursday the two sides also are conducting “intensive telephone consultations.” A spokesman, Gao Feng, said the two sides have “made specific arrangements for face-to-face” consultations but gave no details.
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed t