China’s top diplomat meets US ambassador to China – report | Forexlive

Xinhau reports that China’s top diplomat met with the US ambassador and said he hopes the US official will promote healthy, steady, sustainable ties.

I think you have to take the existence of a meeting as a good sign that they will get to a point where Trump and Xi can have a call and reset things again. It’s also notable that there has been no follow up to Trump’s ‘no more Mr. Nice Guy’ tweet from four days ago.

Other comments from the Chinese official:

• US-China relations at a critical juncture
• Regrettable that the US recently introduced a series of negative measures
• China firmly opposes the measures, which harm China’s legitimate interests
• US should create the necessary conditions to get back on ‘the right track’

Those comments might refer to chip curbs and student visas.