CHINESE Vice Premier Liu He has arrived in Washington ahead of crucial trade talks with the United States, a month away before the US imposed tariffs of US$200 billion of Chinese goods, reports Bloomberg.
Following negotiations in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu will join, what the White House describes as 'very, very important' talks this week, expected to include US President Donald Trump, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Accompanying Vice Premier Liu will be central bank governor Yi Gang, the deputy chief of the nation's top economic planner Ning Jizhe and the deputy ministers from the government departments that oversee industrial policy, agriculture and treasury.
US prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Shenzhen's Huawei Technologies, over the alleged theft of intellectual property and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said the two sides are 'miles and miles' from a trade deal.
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Following negotiations in Beijing, Vice Premier Liu will join, what the White House describes as 'very, very important' talks this week, expected to include US President Donald Trump, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Accompanying Vice Premier Liu will be central bank governor Yi Gang, the deputy chief of the nation's top economic planner Ning Jizhe and the deputy ministers from the government departments that oversee industrial policy, agriculture and treasury.
US prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Shenzhen's Huawei Technologies, over the alleged theft of intellectual property and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said the two sides are 'miles and miles' from a trade deal.
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