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US, China to hold talks in Switzerland amid Trump’s trade war

A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground at the Yantian International Container Terminal in Shenzhen, China, on April 12, 2025 [Cheng Xin/Getty Images]

The United States and China will hold trade talks in Switzerland this week, officials have said, as the world’s two largest economies seek to de-escalate tensions that have led to a de facto mutual trade embargo.

The talks would be the first official engagement between Washington and Beijing on trade since US President Donald Trump slapped a 145 percent tariff on Chinese goods, prompting a retaliatory 125 percent duty from China.

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