US trade representative Robert Lighthizer )left), Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met in Beijing last week. Photo: Reuters
US demands China keeps yuan stable over fears of trade war backlash, sources say ahead of Washington talks
- Negotiations resume on Tuesday and are expected to continue until Friday as the March 1 trade war truce deadline for higher US tariffs approaches
- China’s foreign exchange intervention has long been a political target in the US and Donald Trump vowed to declare China a currency manipulator in 2016
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US trade representative Robert Lighthizer )left), Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met in Beijing last week. Photo: Reuters