China says hopes both sides speed up trade talks, reach consensus

China's foreign ministry spokesman, Geng Shuang, comments

• Says that China and US are negotiating IP issues

China has been a bit more chatty today in talking about trade issues with the US but once again they've stopped firm on providing any firm commitments. But hey, at least they're not keeping silent anymore so that's a bit more encouraging but let's not get too distracted by the fact that there seems to still be a gap in communication between the two nations so far.

Earlier comments by Chinese officials:

• China's Min of Commerce - says trade meeting with US very successful
• More on China confident it can reach a deal with the US on trade