WASHINGTON (Bloomberg): The US and China left open the possibility of a summit between their presidents, despite a contentious day of talks in which Beijing outlined a series of demands that Americans showed little willingness to meet.
Foreign Minister Wang Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated requirements from Beijing in Monday’s(July 26) talks in Tianjin with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, namely that the US stop criticising China’s political system, drop all sanctions and tariffs, and stay out of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang affairs.