Deal vs Deal? US, China trade calls to honour commitments before Trump-Xi summit

Deal vs Deal? US, China trade calls to honour commitments before Trump-Xi summit

During a video call on Friday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng to uphold China’s previous commitments on agricultural goods and rare earth exports.A day earlier, Beijing reminded Washington to implement another deal – reciprocal tariff cuts covering US$30 billion worth of products on each side – as a precondition to buying more American farm products.Just days before President Donald Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen, agricultural purchases have emerged as a major flashpoint, with both sides pressing each other to fulfil promises.

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