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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

US-China trade talks open in Paris, paving the way for Trump-Xi summit

China US Trade Talks - (' KEYSTONE EDA / MARTIAL TREZZINI)

Representatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris on Sunday, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in about two weeks.

The delegations, led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, convened in the French capital in the morning, China's official news agency Xinhua reported. The White House has said that Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, though Beijing has not officially confirmed it.

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