Ahead of trade talks, Mnuchin hopes for productive meet with Chinese officials

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer looked forward to "productive meetings" as they arrived in Beijing leading a delegation for trade talks with China.

"Ambassador Lighthizer and myself are pleased to be back here in Beijing, and we look forward to productive meetings," Mnuchin told reporters at a hotel in the Chinese capital. On Wednesday, U.S. officials told Reuters China had made unprecedented proposals in talks on a range of issues, including forced technology transfer, as the countries work to overcome the remaining obstacles to a deal to end their trade war.