US and China raise trade ‘concerns’ in talks ahead of APEC summit

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BEIJING: Top US and Chinese officials held “frank” talks on Friday about their countries’ strained trade relationship, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit in ...

BEIJING: Top US and Chinese officials held “frank” talks on Friday about their countries’ strained trade relationship, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit in China later this month where their leaders are due to meet.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a call with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss the economic and trade commitments of the past year, both sides said.

The US side stressed “the importance of China fully and immediately implementing its commitments” and raised “concerns about recent Chinese actions”, according to a Treasury Department statement. Bessent “underscored that continued progress depends on concrete results” and said the United States would closely assess China’s implementation of the arrangement.

He expressed “serious concerns over recent economic and trade restrictive measures imposed by the United States”…

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