Where are we with Chinese Trade Negotiations?

The United States trade team is back to work this week as Chinese counterparts are planning on visiting Washington D.C. to continue talks.

The United States trade team is back to work this week as Chinese counterparts are planning on visiting Washington D.C. to continue talks.

Vice Premier Liu He and his delegation plan to visit U-S soil on Wednesday to continue trade conversation. This comes just days after U. S. negotiators visited Beijing in what Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin tweeted about “constructive” trade talks.

The end goal to wrap up negotiations has been extended to the end of this month. Washington watchers say while it’s a big week, it is not likely the end of negotiations.

Farm Journal Washington Corespondent, Jim Wiesemeyer says it’s murky whether it will take a meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to seal the deal.

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