U.S. Officials, Including Treasury Secretary, head to Geneva on the 8th… Vice Premier He Lifeng visits from the 9th to 12th,
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, ‘(Seoul/Beijing=News1) Reporter Kim Ye-seul, Correspondent Jung Eun-ji = Amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions, the United States and China are set to begin negotiations in Switzerland later this week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, known as a key economic figure in China, will attend.’,
, ‘The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit Switzerland from the 9th to the 12th to hold talks with Swiss government leaders and other officials.’,
, ‘The Foreign Ministry stated, “During Vice Premier He’s stay in Switzerland, he will serve as the Chinese representative in the U.S.-China economic and trade negotiations and is scheduled to hold talks with the U.S. representative, Treasury Secretary Besent.”‘,
, ‘From the 12th to the 16th, Vice Premier He will move to France to jointly preside over high-level Sino-French economic and financial dialogues.’,
, ‘The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that Secretary Besent and USTR Representative Jamieson Greer will visit Geneva on the 8th and meet with Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter to discuss mutual trade negotiations.’,
, ‘In a statement, Secretary Besent said, “Economic security is national security, and President Donald Trump is leading the effort to create a stronger and more prosperous America at home and abroad. We look forward to productive talks in our effort to realign the international economic system in a way that better aligns with U.S. interests.”‘,
, ‘President Trump stated, “China wants to negotiate and wants to meet,” adding, “We will meet China at the appropriate time.”