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US, China trade barbs over commitments ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Ahead of a summit between US and Chinese leaders, trade representatives from both nations are emphasizing the need to uphold existing commitments. The US has urged China to honor previous agreements regarding agricultural goods and rare earth exports. Meanwhile, China has reminded the US to implement reciprocal tariff cuts on US$30 billion worth of products as a prerequisite for increasing purchases of American farm products. AI

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US, China trade barbs over commitments ahead of Trump-Xi summit

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

    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 imple…