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Article snippet: The White House announced that the U.S. and China would continue trade talks on Friday after discussions wrapped up Thursday without a deal to avert additional tariffs. MORE on Thursday night to discuss ongoing trade negotiations with China, the White House confirmed in a statement. "The Ambassador and Secretary then had a working dinner with Vice Premier Liu He, and agreed to continue discussions tomorrow morning at USTR,” White House spokesman Judd Deere added in the statement, referring to Lighthizer's office. Trump has ordered tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods to rise from 10 percent to 25 percent, a tariff increase set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, an escalation of Trump's high-stakes trade battle with major risks for the economy and his reelection. "For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods," Trump tweeted Sunday. "These payments are partially responsible for our great economic results. The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday." In return, China's Commerce Ministry on Thursday said it would take "necessary countermeasures" if the tariffs increase, according to The Associated Press. Liu had told Chinese state media that he was traveling to Washington "with sincerity" and he warned that raising tariffs could hurt both countries, Bloomberg News reported. Trump on Wednesday described Liu as a "good man" but later said at a rally that China "brok... Link to the full article to read more