US, China to Reconvene Trade Talks in Early October, Reports Xinhua News Agency

China’s top trade negotiators spoke by phone Thursday with their U.S. counterparts and agreed to convene the next round of trade talks, their 13th, in early October in Washington, reported China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency. The talks originally were to take place early this month, but rising trade tensions delayed them. The two sides agreed to “maintain close communication” and will convene lower-level “serious consultations in mid-September to fully prepare for the substantive progress of the high-level consultations,” said the agency. “The two sides agreed that they should work together and take practical actions to create favorable conditions for consultations.” The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative didn’t comment.