Key details on the agenda and deliverables for President Donald Trump’s trip to China early next month remain unclear as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer prepare to meet with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris over Sunday and Monday.
Coronavirus remains a major point of concern and we’re starting to a form a picture of the implementation of the Phase One agreement. This week, we get the latest from our Deputy Director in Beijing, Lipei Zhang! Be sure to
On January 15, 2020, President Donald Trump and Vice Premier Liu He signed a Phase One trade agreement between the United States and China, cooling a near two-year tit-for-tat tariff escalation. The agreement locks both countries into commitments on several issues of importance to USCBC and our members.
With some offices returning to work this week and China announcing the reduction of some tariffs, there’s plenty of ground to cover. This week, we get the roundup from Owen Haacke, our Chief Representative in Shanghai. Relevant Links: Coronavirus:
Without continued vigilance by international standards-setting organizations, there is a potential for weaknesses common to the Chinese domestic system to leak in.
