Beijing is considering trade talks with the Trump administration if the US demonstrates "sincerity" by addressing key tariff issues.

The Treasury secretary said that the President Trump and Xi Jinping of China have a good relationship but that he was not aware of a call, which Mr. Trump had alluded to last week.

This week we look at how attitudes toward President Xi Jinping’s government have shifted among businesses and the broader public in China when it comes to the US-China trade war.