President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser denied reports that preparatory trade talks with Chinese officials had been cancelled due to a lack of progress.

Larry Kudlow, head of the National Economic Council, said in an interview with CNBC Tuesday that an upcoming meeting in Washington with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the end of the month will be “very, very important” and “determinative.”

Kudlow said Liu and his top deputy will come to Washington this month and that there’s “no cancellation.”

The Financial Times reported earlier Tuesday that U.S. officials cancelled preparatory talks with Wang Shouwen, a vice-minister of commerce, and Liao Min, a vice-minister of finance, because of a lack of progress on intellectual property issues and structural reforms to China’s economy.