US, China hold trade talks in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit
Al Jazeera
The world’s two largest economies are trying to hash out trade issues as US President Donald Trump is expected to visit China this month.
Top officials from the United States and China have launched a new round of talks before a summit between their presidents, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, expected in Beijing later this month.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday at the Paris headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to hash out trade issues between the world’s two largest economies.
The discussions are expected to focus on shifting US tariffs, the flow of Chinese-produced rare earth minerals and magnets to US buyers, the US’s high-tech export controls and Chinese purchases of US agricultural products.
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