Pence puts off China speech sequel ahead of Trump-Xi talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday called off a planned speech that had been initially cast as a sequel to a blistering broadside he delivered in October, in order to avert tensions ahead of a planned meeting on the U.S.-China trade war, a White House official said.The decision came a week ahead of what could be pivotal talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Osaka, Japan about tariffs on hundreds..