00:00U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. and China have been in trade talks after Beijing denied any negotiations on tariffs.
00:09During a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister at the White House, Trump told reporters that his officials had a meeting with their Chinese counterpart on Thursday morning.
00:18Well, they had a meeting this morning, so I can't tell you, it doesn't matter who they is. We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we've been meeting with China.
00:30Earlier, China's foreign ministry denied Trump's assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations.
00:37These are false news. According to me, the U.S. both sides did not have to deal with negotiations or negotiations. They didn't have to agree with the agreement.
00:51The Chinese comments came after Trump said Tuesday that the final tariff rate on China's exports would come down substantially from the current 145 percent.
01:01The trade war has raised fears of a global economic slowdown with the International Monetary Fund, IMF, slashing its 2025 growth forecast from 3.3 percent to 2.8 percent.
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