Mar. 16 at 3:50 PM
Delegations, led by US Treasury Secretary Bessent & Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng began their economic & trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for US President Trump’s state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about 2 weeks.
President Trump visit to China will be the 1st for a US president since he went in his first term in 2017. It will come 5 months after the 2 leaders met in the South Korean city of Busan & agreed to a 1-year truce in a trade war that temporarily saw tit-for-tat tariffs soar to triple digits before the 2 sides climbed down
However, the US Commerce Dept on Friday started new trade investigations into 60 trading partners including China
Another issue that could be discussed is the Iran war - President Trump said Saturday that he hopes China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK & others will send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz “open & safe”
But IRGC has allowed China bound vessels to pass the Strait
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