Representatives from Beijing and Washington resumed their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks.
The delegations, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, convened in the French capital in the morning, China's official news agency Xinhua reported.
The two sides are set to discuss “trade and economic issues of mutual concern,” with the U.S. Treasury Department saying Bessent will meet He on Sunday and Monday.
Trump’s visit to China will be the first for a U.S. president since he went in his first term in 2017, and comes five months after the two leaders met in the South Korean city of Busan and agreed to a one-year truce in a trade war.
However, trade remains a source of tensions, with the commerce ministry hitting back against the Trump administration’s new trade investigation into 16 trading partners, including China.
Another issue that could be discussed is the Iran war, especially when global anxiety is soaring over oil prices and supplies.
