Trump announces US-China trade talks in London next week

President, who had Thursday call with China's Xi Jinping amid tariff dispute, says meeting should go very well'

Senior US administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, Donald Trump said on Friday.

The meeting comes after a phone call between Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday, which the US president described as a very positive" conversation as the two countries attempt to break an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals.