China urges US to stop exerting maximum pressure to solve issues

Gantry cranes stand near shipping containers at Yangshan Port outside of Shanghai

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged the United States to stop exerting maximum pressure if it really wants to solve issues through dialogue, after the White House said the “ball is in China’s court” on trade talks.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)