China 'evaluating' possible trade talks with U.S.

Open this photo in gallery: Shipping containers from China at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, on May 1.Mike Blake/Reuters China on Friday gave another signal that it is willing to open trade talks with the United States, as the economic pain of an ongoing tariff war is increasingly felt on both sides. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Beijing had taken note of comments by senior U.S. officials expressing "their willingness to negotiate with China on tariffs." "At the same time, the U.S. has recently sent messages to China through…