#USChinaTradeTalks new trade talk between China and USA is positive

It blamed a "significant" rise in trade barriers and warned that "weakened economic prospects will be felt around the world, with almost no exception".

New data released by Bejing on Monday showed China's exports in May were lower than analysts expected.

China's exports in dollar terms increased by 4.8% compared to the same time last year.

At the same time imports dropped by 3.4%, which was much worse than the 0.9% fall predicted.