China to send negotiator to US for trade talks this month

China will send a negotiator to the US for trade talks this month, AFP reported Thursday morning.

The two countries have been engaged in a full-blown trade war ever since US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on a number of Chinese goods.

China responded in kind.

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The announcement that a negotiator would be going to the US was made by the Chinese commerce ministry.

AFP reported that Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen would meet with David Malpass, a senior official of the US Treasury.

AFP added that the invite seemed have come from theUnited States.