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🚨📣: China and the United States have made conflicting statements regarding the status of potential negotiations concerning the trade war that arose from the recent tariff increases.

- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian stated that the two countries are not engaged in any negotiations with the United States.

- Trump confirmed that negotiations regarding tariffs are ongoing, and an unnamed White House official confirmed that low-level in-person talks and phone calls have taken place between Washington and Beijing this week.

- Treasury Secretary Scott Bezan noted that these tariff levels constitute a ban, describing the current situation as "inaccessible."