The White House said on Thursday, it has received an indication from China that Beijing wants to have a trade deal with the US. <br />''<br />''White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters in Washington that US has got an indication that China wants to make a deal. <br />''<br />''She was responding to questions on the status of US-China trade negotiations, which appeared to have collapsed this week after President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he would raise to 25 per cent from 10 per cent the tariffs on the import of Chinese products worth 200 billion US Dollars. <br />''<br />''China, as a reaction, initially decided against sending its envoy to the US for talks. But on Tuesday it said that the Vice Premier Liu He is headed to Washington DC for talks with the Americans.<br />'' <br />''Mr Trump is demanding China to reduce the 375 billion dollars trade deficit. He also called for verifiable measures for protection of intellectual property rights, technology transfer and more access to American goods to Chinese markets.<br />'' <br />''Mr Trump recently hinted that Chinese President Xi Jinping could visit the US in June setting off speculation that both countries could work out a trade deal by next month. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Media reports suggest that the two sides are still discussing key issues on structural issues, such as the US accusation of unfair subsidies in China, a mechanism to verify compliance and what to do with the tariffs the two have already imposed on each other's goods. </span><br />