AFP, Hong Kong :
Asia markets were down Wednesday with talks underway in Shanghai in a bid to bring an end to the bruising yearlong US-China trade war.
Washington and Beijing have so far hit each other with punitive tariffs covering more than $360 billion in two-way trade.
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will conclude two-day talks with their counterparts in China’s financial capital on Wednesday.