BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - United States and Chinese trade negotiators held “constructive discussions” in a phone call on Saturday (Nov 16) to address each side’s core concerns of phase one of the trade deal, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency.

China’s Vice-Premier Liu He, the country’s key negotiator in the trade talks with the US, spoke with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the report said.