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US-China Investment Board Stalls Ahead of Expected Trump-Xi Meeting

The US-China Board of Investment, a mechanism intended to manage business ties between the two countries, has stalled and is unlikely to be a deliverable for an upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. According to Sean Stein, president of the US-China Business Council, neither the US nor China has initiated the consultation process for the board, indicating a lack of readiness for private sector discussions. This board, along with a Board of Trade, was announced in May as a way to foster business relations between the world's two largest economies. AI

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US-China Investment Board Stalls Ahead of Expected Trump-Xi Meeting

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Nayan Seth ·

    US-China ‘Board of Investment’ stalls before expected Trump-Xi meeting

    The US-China Board of Investment, one of the key outcomes of the May summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, is unlikely to be among the deliverables for their expected meeting next month in Washington, according to the head of a leading bilateral …