Liu and Mnuchin talk trade for the first time in months

BEIJING: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He have resumed talks on trade, and a potential Washington visit by Liu is being considered before the nations’ top leaders meet later this month.

The two officials spoke by phone last Friday, according to people briefed on the matter, who asked not to be named due to the sensitivity of the topic. The conversation didn’t yield any concrete results, the people said.