drumpf Claimed China Called to Restart Trade Talks. China's Foreign Ministry Says They Didn't.

JUST IN: China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says has no info on phone calls to U.S. cited by Trump, adding later “I can tell you clearly that I haven’t heard of such a thing”
* Says China will protect itself on trade if U.S. persists with current approach

— Melissa Cheok (@mkcheok) August 26, 2019