US President, Donald Trump on Thursday refuted Chinese claims that no discussions have taken place to ease the ongoing trade war, saying trade talks between the US and China were underway.

Trump debunked the claims while speaking to reporters.“They had a meeting this morning. It doesn’t matter who ‘they’ is. We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we’ve been meeting with China,” he said.

Hypeblog9jatv reports that China on Thursday, said it had not held trade talks with Washington despite repeated comments from the US government suggesting there had been engagement.

China and the United States have not conducted consultations or negotiations on tariffs, let alone reached an agreement,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters at a news briefing, calling reports of such information false news.

Meanwhile, an official in the White House, speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity, said lower level in-person talks as well as a phone call between US and Chinese staff had taken place this week.

Hypeblog9jatv reports that the conflicting statements from Washington and Beijing underscore the strained communication and uncertainty defining the current trade war, adding volatility to global markets and prolonging economic pain on both sides.