appConfigEntityId

bodyType

customContents

entityId

entityUuid

articlePageQuery

filter

article

articleBaseAdvertisingInfoArticle

articleListArticle

articleSeoArticle

hooksArticleAcknowledgementGateOverlayArticle

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

hooksContentInterestArticle

articleLinkingDataContent

hooksAmpRedirectArticle

articleSchemaContent

hooksArticlePageAdvertisementConfigArticle

liveArticle

appConfig

advertZone

sentiment

contentLock

topics

types

sections

paywallTypes

createdDate

publishedDate

sponsorType

urlAlias

moreOnThisArticles

sectionsV2

commentCount

authorLocations

authors

corrections

displaySlideShow

multimediaEmbed

printHeadline

seriesContainer

articleSpeeches

socialHeadline

headline

images

flag

firstTopic

glossary

flattenTypeIds

image

relatedLinks

relatedNewsletters

__typename

sponsor

pdfFiles

seriesReverseOrder

series

disableOffPlatformContent

published

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

body

keywords

readingTime

customTimezone

liveContents

json

Reuters

The United States hopes there will be some “very good deliverables” when President Donald Trump visits China, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday, striking an upbeat tone amid trade tensions between the two countries.
Trump is expected to visit China in November as part of a trip that will take him to an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Philippines and an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Vietnam.
China’s relationship with the US has been strained by the Trump administration’s criticism of its trade practices and demands that Beijing do more to pressure North Korea to halt its nuclear weapons and missiles programmes.
Trump’s China visit will help avoid ‘trade war, currency war or whatever war’ Chinese ambassador says
Meeting in Beijing, Ross told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that he and his delegation had been greeted very warmly, which augurs well for Trump’s forthcoming trip to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“We are looking forward to a very good session including a lot of American CEOs and we hope there will be some very good deliverables,” Ross said.
Li told Ross that the two countries’ common interests far outweighed their differences, and that their economic and trade relationship had enormously benefited both countries and the world.
“China is the world’s largest developing country, while the United States is the world’s biggest developed country,” Li said.
“In addition to that, China and the United States are the largest trading partners with each other, so I think it is fair to say that our common interests far outweigh our differences and divergences,” he added.
Trump ‘plans to trigger China trade probe’
“Over the years, economic and trade relations between our two countries have always served as a ballast for our overall bilateral relationship, and these important trade and economic relations have benefited enormously our two peoples as well as the whole world.”
China Central Television quoted Li as saying that he hoped the United States would treat Chinese companies’ investments in America fairly, and that Washington would ease its restrictions on exports of hi-tech goods.
He also told Ross that China was willing to manage disputes and frictions with the US through talks.
Meeting earlier in the day, China’s Commerce Minister Zhong Shan told the visiting politician that there was huge potential for cooperation between the US and China.
China was keen to create good conditions for Trump’s visit and ensure his trip was fruitful, he added.
Xi and Trump met for the first time in person at the US leader’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in April. Trump has since played up his personal relationship with Xi, even when criticising China over North Korea and trade.
China puts US on notice over solar panel trade curbs ahead of Trump trip
At the Florida meeting, the two sides launched a 100-day economic plan, which included some industry-specific announcements such as the resumption of American beef sales in China, but trade relations have become strained since.
Tensions were raised earlier this month after Trump approved a decision to block the acquisition of a US-based chip maker by a Chinese-owned private equity firm.
In August, the US president authorised an inquiry into China’s alleged theft of intellectual property – the first direct trade measure by his administration against Beijing.
During his election campaign, Trump vowed repeatedly to declare China a currency manipulator once in office, but backed off from that threat in April.
Beijing rejects link between North Korea and China-US trade
His administration has also repeatedly called on China to do more to rein in North Korea and has threatened new sanctions on Chinese banks and other firms that do business with Pyongyang.
Beijing said, however, that it was already doing all it could to pressure North Korea and that those countries directly involved in the stand-off on the peninsula should take responsibility for resolving tensions.
Neither Li nor Ross made reference to North Korea in their comments to reporters.


Democrats urge Trump to keep ban on Chinese cars in US as Xi meeting looms

US lawmakers move to mandate first comprehensive review of China’s AI capabilities

US conditions for paying UN dues include China curbs, report says

With Meta-Manus AI deal ‘difficult’ to undo, how will Beijing exert its authority?

US-China relations

US hopes Trump’s visit to China yields ‘good deliverables’

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (left) meets Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Zhongnanhai state guest house in Beijing on Monday. Photo: AP

News

China

Diplomacy

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross strikes an upbeat tone amid trade tensions between the two countries


Donald Trump

United States

US hopes Trump’s visit to China yields ‘good deliverables’

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross strikes an upbeat tone amid trade tensions between the two countries

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross strikes an upbeat tone amid trade tensions between the two countries