Senior Chinese trade negotiator heads to Washington for first round of talks

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China’s senior trade envoy Li Chenggang will visit Washington this week for the first round of negotiations with U.S. officials under the current tariff truce. The talks, which also include U.S. business leaders, come as both sides work to ease restrictions and maintain stability in trade flows.-A senior Chinese trade negotiator, Li Chenggang, will travel to Washington this week for the first round of trade talks aimed at setting up a regular dialogue during the tariff truce. Li, a close aide to Beijing’s lead negotiator He Lifeng, is due to meet U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, Treasury officials, and representatives from the American business community. The meetings follow an agreement between Washington and Beijing to extend their pause on new tariffs until early November, part of a wider effort to roll back earlier tariff hikes and ease restrictions. Key areas include Chinese rare earth exports and U.S. technology products. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.