Trump Talks China Trade With Germany, France

President Donald Trump spoke with both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on China trade issues, according to a readout of the discussions provided by the White House. Trump raised issues on intellectual property theft by China and other trade practices by the country with Merkel. "The president and the chancellor discussed joining forces to counter China's unfair economic practices and illegal acquisition of intellectual property," the White House said.The goal was "to reaffirm the cooperative relationship between" the two countries. With Macron, the discussions were on "trade practices between the United States and European Union and the next steps in addressing China's unfair trade practices," the White House said in separate statement.