New story in Business from Time: President Trump Is ‘Very Thankful’ for Xi Jinping’s Conciliatory Talk on Trade

President Donald Trump has welcomed remarks made by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference that seemed intended to deescalate a brewing trade war. Trump said he was “very thankful” for his Chinese counterpart and hailed “great progress” to be made by the jousting superpowers. In a tweet Wednesday, …