China Warns US Not To Use 'Coercion And Extortion' Tactics Ahead Of Trade Talks In Geneva, Says Will 'Never Accept It' If Americans Use Dialogue As 'Smokescreen'

As top officials from the U.S. and China prepare for the first major face-to-face negotiations amid the ongoing trade war this weekend in Geneva, Beijing has warned against any attempt to use dialogue as a tool of "coercion and extortion."