CNBC: China insists it is unaware of calls to Trump and says tariffs are ‘extreme pressure’ and ‘not constructive at all’

At the G7 Trump remarked, “China called last night our top trade people and said ‘let’s get back to the table’ so we will be getting back to the table and I think they want to do something.” This helped boost the stock market, but now China officials seem to be saying it was a lie.