The team from Beijing was set to start talks with American negotiators on Wednesday as the world's two largest economies push for a trade agreement.
The White House, Treasury Department and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative did not immediately respond to requests to comment.
By reigniting a dormant trade war, Trump raised doubts about whether the Chinese delegation would participate in talks as planned. As of last week, the U.S. side had expressed optimism about announcing a deal as soon as this week. U.S. stock markets initially plunged Monday following Trump's threat, but recovered throughout the day. Equities gained back some more of their losses following the report that the Chinese delegation still planned to come to Washington.
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