Delegates to discuss trade and investment deals amid rising global tensions in lead-up to President’s first visit since returning to power
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenKhushboo Razdanin Washington,Xiaofei Xuin ParisandJi Siqiin BeijingPublished: 10:25am, 4 Mar 2026Updated: 10:27am, 4 Mar 2026China and the United States will hold a new round of high-level trade talks in Paris at the end of next week, according to sources from both sides, as preparations press on for US President Donald Trump’s visit to China.Led by Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, the two delegations will meet in the French capital to discuss trade and investment deals – including on tariffs, investment, soybean and rare earth – that would be presented as deliverables when Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping weeks later, the sources said.The White House has announced that Trump will travel to China from March 31 to April 2, his first trip to the country since returning to power in early 2025. Beijing has yet to confirm the schedule, despite saying both sides “have maintained communication at all levels”.
The two sides previously met in Geneva, London, Stockholm, Madrid and Kuala Lumpur, significantly rolling back tariffs on each other that had reached as high as three digits.
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