Weekend comments from US Treas Sec Mnuchin - says putting US trade war with China "on hold"
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- White House says China will "significantly increase purchases" of U.S. goods
(no further details, eg. amount ... China agreed to "meaningful increases in U.S. agriculture and energy exports" with details to be worked out later.)
- Vice Premier Liu He, a special envoy of China's President Xi Jinping, told reporters in Washington that talks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer ended with a pledge not to engage in a trade war, according to a Xinhua news agency report.
Liu said both sides agreed to stop "slapping tariffs" on each other
