US-China trade talks reach endgame


The devil is in the detail: Two staff members working at a port in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province recently. US negotiators are in China today to iron out details to end the countries’ trade war. Success or failure of enforcement mechanism may set the trajectory of ties in the future — AFP

BEIJING: US negotiators head to China today to try to hammer out details to end the two countries’ trade war, including the shape of an enforcement mechanism, the success or failure of which could set the trajectory of ties for years to come.

US trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for talks beginning today, followed by a visit by Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He to Washington for more discussions starting on May 8.

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