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Trade war

US and China tussle over summit venue as trade talks resume

With global markets watching, both sides seek home-field advantage

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks via video teleconference with troops from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last November. Washington is considering inviting Chinese President Xi Jinping to the resort, but Beijing reportedly seeks to host the summit in Hainan.   © Reuters

BEIJING -- American and Chinese officials resumed trade talks here Monday to lay the groundwork for high-level negotiations later this week and a possible deal-making summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in March.

But the two sides seemed locked in a tug of war over the location and timing of the summit after Trump pushed back a plan for the two leaders to meet by a March 1 tariff hike deadline.

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