https://www.herald-dispatch.com/china-us-trade-talks-moving-forward/article_58a11e8b-e83f-5102-b350-718c5ecfdd3b.html > BEIJING — China said Thursday that trade talks with the U.S. are "moving forward" after nine rounds of consultations aimed at ending a standoff that has shaken the world economic outlook. > The latest discussions had achieved "new substantial progress," Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a daily news briefing.