{"id":5984,"date":"2019-01-04T05:06:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/us-and-china-to-hold-trade-talks-in-beijing-next-week\/"},"modified":"2019-01-04T05:06:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T05:06:51","slug":"us-and-china-to-hold-trade-talks-in-beijing-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/us-and-china-to-hold-trade-talks-in-beijing-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"US and China to hold trade talks in Beijing next week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"A container ship leaves a Chinese port\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/3C0F\/production\/_105057351_gettyimages-1069657842.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">A US delegation will visit China next week for talks aimed at defusing the trade war between the world&#8217;s two largest economies. <\/p>\n<p>The closely watched meeting follows a dismal week for US markets, with losses fuelled partly by trade fears.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, China and the US imposed tariffs on more than $300bn (\u00a3237bn) worth of each other&#8217;s goods. <\/p>\n<p>It will be the first face-to-face meeting since the two countries agreed not to impose new tariffs for 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to the temporary truce on 1 December on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina. <\/p>\n<p>On its website, China&#8217;s commerce ministry said the goal of the upcoming talks, to be held in Beijing on 7 and 8 January, will be &#8220;implementing the important consensus&#8221; reached by the two leaders.    <\/p>\n<p>The US team will be led by Deputy Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish, the ministry said. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"story-body__crosshead\">Economic jitters <\/h2>\n<p>President Trump initiated the trade war over complaints of unfair Chinese trading practices. <\/p>\n<p>He campaigned on a pledge to make trade fairer for the US and to help American manufacturers. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape no-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The battle has disrupted businesses and stoked fears about the impact on the global economy. <\/p>\n<p>Data this week pointed to signs of strain in the US and China at the end of last year. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-46734933\" class=\"story-body__link\">Clouds gather over global economy <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>US factory activity slowed more than expected in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM).<\/p>\n<p>Chinese data on Monday showed its manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in more than two years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-46755099\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright Getty Images A US delegation will visit China next week for talks aimed at defusing the trade war between the world&#8217;s two largest economies. The closely watched meeting follows a dismal week for US markets, with losses fuelled partly by trade fears. 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