Trump indicated this week he was open to extending a trade truce beyond March 1 depending on progress made in Beijing this week. In December he postponed plans to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports to allow more time for negotiation. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are meeting with China's top economic czar Liu He today and tomorrow. Yesterday President Trump told reporters that preliminary talks in Beijing were 'going along very well... They're showing us tremendous respect.' Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6702943/US-China-open-trade-talks-Beijing.html Original Video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1863206/Video-Treasury-Secretary-Mnuchin-meets-Chinese-trade-reps-Beijing.html Daily Mail Facebook: http://facebook.com/dailymail Daily Mail IG: http://instagram.com/dailymail Daily Mail Snap: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Daily-Mail/8392137033 Daily Mail Twitter: http://twitter.com/MailOnline Daily Mail Pinterest: http://pinterest.co.uk/dailymail Daily Mail Google+: https://plus.google.com/+DailyMail Get the free Daily Mail mobile app: http://dailymail.co.uk/mobile