China Trade Talks Made Progress, White House Says
Talks in Beijing this week between U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators were "detailed and intensive" and "led to progress between the two parties," the White House said in a Feb. 15 statement. The Trump administration announced that Chinese officials would travel to Washington next week to continue negotiations. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also met with President Xi Jinping, the statement noted. "During the talks, the United States delegation focused on structural issues, including forced technology transfer, intellectual property rights, cyber theft, agriculture, services, non-tariff barriers, and currency.
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The two sides also discussed China’s purchases of United States goods and services intended to reduce the United States’ large and persistent bilateral trade deficit with China," it said. The official Chinese Xinhua news agency said that Xi said "important progress" was made in this stage of talks. "Both sides will meet again next week in Washington. I hope you all will make persistent efforts and try to reach a mutually beneficial agreement," he said.