China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that the President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries. A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the US, despite suggestions otherwise from the Trump administration.

China rejected US trade overtures Thursday, demanding all tariffs be lifted and denying any progress in talks. "The US should. .. thoroughly remove all unilateral tariffs" if it "really wants to solve the problem,