12 h. ago China, US trade talks start in Kuala Lumpur ahead of possible Xi

Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have started a new round of trade talks in Kuala Lumpur, paving the way for a possible meeting between the presidents of the world’s two largest economies. The two sides are expected to discuss issues crucial to China-US economic and trade relations, China’s Ministry of Commerce confirmed on Thursday. The meeting in the Malaysian capital marks the fifth face-to-face meeting between He and Bessent since US President Donald...

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12 h. ago Breaking China, US trade delegates meet in Kuala Lumpur ahead of possible Xi

Breaking China, US trade delegates meet in Kuala Lumpur ahead of possible Xi-Trump talks  South China Morning Post

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12 h. ago Breaking | China, US trade talks start in Kuala Lumpur ahead of possible Xi

Breaking | China, US trade talks start in Kuala Lumpur ahead of possible Xi-Trump summit  South China Morning Post

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1 week ago Breaking | China’s exports defy expectations in September under weight of trade war uncertainty

Breaking | China’s exports defy expectations in September under weight of trade war uncertainty  South China Morning Post

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3 w. ago US optimism ahead of trade talks; Jane Goodall tributes: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. US Treasury chief sees ‘big breakthrough’ ahead in China trade talks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday he expects coming talks with China to yield a “big breakthrough” in trade relations, adding that aid for soybean farmers could be announced as soon as Tuesday. 2. New mock Taiwan government buildings spotted at mainland Chinese military...

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3 w. ago US Treasury chief sees ‘big breakthrough’ ahead in China trade talks

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday he expects coming talks with China to yield a “big breakthrough” in trade relations, adding that aid for soybean farmers could be announced as soon as Tuesday. Bessent made the upbeat predictions during an interview with CNBC. “The most important thing we’re going to see,” the Treasury chief offered, is a pull-aside meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at a regional summit in South Korea later this month, adding that his own trade talks...

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3 w. ago Bessent Sees a ‘Big Breakthrough’ Coming on China Trade Talks

Bessent Sees a ‘Big Breakthrough’ Coming on China Trade Talks  Bloomberg.com

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4 w. ago In case of trade emergency, break glass: inside China’s policy toolbox

Beijing has deployed a wide variety of measures to protect its domestic industries as China’s economy, the world’s second largest, grapples with a number of external tensions. In addition to traditional tools accepted in international law such as anti-dumping or countervailing investigations, the country’s Ministry of Commerce has adopted other methods to respond to what Beijing views as encroachment by trade partners, particularly in the months since US President Donald Trump began his second...

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