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Sixth round of talks aims to extend tariff truce, ease export controls, and expand agricultural trade ahead of Trump-Xi summit, with China meeting commitments on soybeans, U.S. officials said.
- On Sunday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng launched talks at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris, beginning a new round to prepare for a Trump‑Xi summit later this month.
- Reviewing the October 2025 Busan trade truce, officials assess China’s soybean commitments of 12 million and 25 million tonnes to uphold relations.
- Agenda items include tariffs, rare earth minerals and magnets, export controls and agriculture, while Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative, and Scott Bessent brought a Section 301 investigation and forced‑labour probe.
- Legal constraints and geopolitical tensions mean prospects for a major breakthrough are limited due to shortened preparations and the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, while China denounced probes and warned of countermeasures.
- With a Trump visit set for March 31 to April 2, these talks could restore confidence in the fragile global economy and ease rare‑earth supply issues affecting U.S. aerospace and semiconductor firms.
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Commercial authorities led by US Treasure Secretary Scott Bessent, US trade representative Jamieson Greer, and China's vice-president He Lifeing, started talks in Paris this Sunday to define plans for a couple of leaders still this month. In the US: high gas prices reconceivable interest by electric cars In the Middle East: Trump authorizes Venezuela to sell fertile goods It is hoped that representatives will review the latest developments in th…
Top US, China Trade Negotiators Meet in Paris Ahead of Trump’s Visit to Beijing
Top trade negotiators from the United States and China kicked off a new round of talks in Paris on March 15, less than two weeks ahead of an anticipated summit between their leaders in Beijing. The U.S. delegation is led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, while the Chinese team is headed by Vice Premier He Lifeng, a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s powerful Politburo and the nation’s economic czar…
US and Chinese officials have begun a new round of trade talks in Paris, China's state news agency Xinhua confirmed. The talks are seen as preparation for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping during Trump's planned visit to China in late March.
Representatives of the United States and China began economic and trade talks in Paris today, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported, citing the German news agency dpa. The meeting is taking place as part of preparations for a meeting between the leaders of the two countries during US President Donald Trump's planned visit to China at the end of the month.
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