U.S. President Donald Trump has said China and the U.S. is about to resume trade talks. His comments came after the G7 Summit and followed Chinese Vice Premier Liu He's remarks that China is willing to resolve the trade dispute through negotiations.

Whether it was pressure from world leaders anxious over the global economic downturn, pressure from U.S. business and Wall Street, or just the latest twist in his made-for-TV and Twitter negotiating style, the U.S. president was more positive.

"He (Liu) wants to see a deal made. He wants it to be made under calm conditions, using the word calm," said Trump. "I agree with him on that."

Trump seized on comments made by China’s top negotiator who restated China’s longstanding approach to the trade issue. "We are willing to resolve the issue through consultations and cooperation in a calm attitude and resolutely oppose the escalation of the trade war," Liu He said.

Trump's change in tone came when leader after leader, some publicly like the UK prime minister – and some more privately like the French president – related their concerns that the trade war was a drag on global growth and threatening a recession in Europe and potentially the United States.

The Trump administration also raised the prospect of talks with Beijing here in Washington in September. That date has been reported before, but the fact that Washington wants the talks to go ahead appears to be a change of tone, if not policy, during the G7 meetings.

(CGTN's Nathan King contributes to the story.)