Chinese, US Trade Negotiators Set to Meet Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit
Top trade officials from Beijing and Washington are expected to hold talks this weekend as the two countries prepare for a planned meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.
Senior trade negotiators from China and the United States are set to meet this weekend, according to a report by Anadolu Agency, as the two governments prepare for an anticipated summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.
The report said the two leaders are expected to meet on Sept. 24 in Washington, though it did not provide further details on the agenda or format of either the trade talks or the planned presidential meeting.
Anadolu Agency did not specify the identities of the negotiators involved or the location of the weekend talks. It also did not indicate what specific trade issues would be discussed.
The planned meeting between Xi and Trump would mark a high-level engagement between the two countries amid ongoing trade relations between Washington and Beijing. Further details on the summit's agenda have not been disclosed.
This report is based on information from Anadolu Agency. Additional details were not immediately available.
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- Chinese, US top trade negotiators set to meet this weekend ahead of Xi-Trump summit — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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