U.S.-China Talks Make Progress, but Hurdles Remain

Beijing backs off probe into U.S. sorghum; investigation was launched in response to U.S. tariffs on Chinese solar panels

Lingling Wei in Beijing and

Bob Davis in Washington

Updated May 18, 2018 10:38 a.m. ET

China moved to ease trade tensions with the U.S., as talks in Washington, D.C., between the two nations entered their second day.

Beijing ended an antidumping probe into imported U.S. sorghum, used for livestock feed and brewing alcohol, which had all but shut down U.S. sales to China. China’s Commerce Ministry said on Friday that punitive measures on purchases of the crop would “affect the cost of living for consumers” in China.

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