China, U.S. begin vice ministerial-level talks over trade dispute

China and the United States started vice ministerial-level talks in Beijing on Monday, with their ongoing trade dispute having rattled global stock markets and blurred the outlook for the world economy.The governments of the world's two biggest economies are expected to talk for two days through Tuesday about how to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and boost China's imports of U.S. products, sources close to the matter said.It is the first time Beijing and Washington have had direct dialogue on trade since Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump…READ FULL ARTICLE