New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Friday he and China's President Xi Jinping discussed the role of business, education and science to help boost relations between the two countries.

Officials from the U.S. and Chinese governments are all set to meet in London on Monday to engage in talks to resolve trade disputes between the world’s top two economies. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told CNBC that the Trump administration was seeking confirmation from China that it would restore access to critical rare-earth