As tariff hike looms, China asks U.S. to meet it halfway, denies backtracking

BEIJING (Reuters) - China appealed to the United States to meet it halfway to salvage a deal that could end their trade war, with its chief negotiator in Washington for two days of talks hoping to stave off U.S. tariff increases set to be triggered on Friday.The two sides had appeared to be converging on a deal until last weekend, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to hike tariffs with his negotiators saying that China was backtracking on earlier commitments."The U.S...