The Chinese spokesperson stated that President Xi Jinping recently had no phone calls with President Trump and emphasized that there are no ongoing negotiations between the two countries to resolve the trade war.
On the U.S. side, the White House announced that trade talks took place every day last week with a delegation sent from China.
The market seems to no longer care, recent movements indicate that both sides have cooled down; someone is lying, or each side is lying a little 🤷♂️. The truth always lies somewhere in the middle.