Countries in the Indo-Pacific-region are beginning to take a stand against Chinese attempts to manipulate them through debt-trap diplomacy, coercion and bullying, a senior U.S. naval-commander said. Adm. Philip S. Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told a foreign policy think-tank in Sydney that all nations in the region were involved in a strategic-competition "between a Beijing-centric-order and a free and open Indo-Pacific.''

US President Trump said that while his meeting with China's President Xi Jinping was far better than expected, he was "in no hurry" to cut a trade deal. Trump also said he would not increase existing tariffs to China. "I am in no hurry, but things look very good," Trump wrote in a post on Twitter, referring to ongoing talks between Washington and Beijing.

Ahead of the crucial talks next month to finalise the texts of trade-deal with US to end the trade-war, a-top Chinese-official said that China will import more goods from US to balance bilateral-trade, a key demand of President Trump. Trump is demanding China to reduce the $375-billion trade deficit and protection of IPR, technology transfer and more access to American goods to Chinese markets.