Trade talks journey arduous, but can be done step by step

Responding to Washington's latest threat to impose additional tariffs on another $325 billion of Chinese exports, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called on Washington to show "determination and perseverance" and work with Beijing to find a way out of the current impasse.

Washington says the two sides still have a long way to go before they can conclude a trade deal, but as the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

The question that the two sides now have to answer is what that first step is to be to get the stalled trade negotiations moving again.