BEIJING, April 30 -- China is holding off on entering serious trade negotiations with the United States as it waits to see which of former President Donald Trump's advisers will shape his evolving trade policy, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Beijing is in no hurry to resolve the tariff deadlock, citing deep divisions within the Trump administration's trade team and ongoing uncertainty about the final direction of US policy, according to a report published in the South China Morning Post.

"There is no clear sign which clique will win," one source said, referencing the competing views of Trump's key advisers - Peter Navarro and Robert Lighthizer, who favour decoupling, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who supports a b...