Trump-Xi Jinping meeting likely as trade talks stop short of breakthrough

The latest series of meetings was supposed to end Friday, but China's Vice Premier Liu He will stay in the American capital for two extra days

The US and China will extend into the weekend the current round of trade talks as negotiations in Washington yielded progress on currency policy but stopped short of a breakthrough that would prevent higher American tariffs from kicking in next week.
 

“Both parties want to make this a real deal, we want to make it a meaningful deal, not a deal that’s done and doesn’t mean anything,” President Donald Trump said Friday at the White House. “We want to make this a deal that’s going to last for many, many years and a deal that’s going to be good for