US-China trade talks round 2 in London ‘positive step’ but rough road ahead: analysts
Tariff-supporting commerce chief Howard Lutnick’s likely presence on US team in Britain on Monday ‘not good news for China’, observer warns
Meanwhile, Chinese state media reaction to the expected talks was muted, with commentaries reminding the US to honour its pledges while asserting Beijing’s red lines.
On Friday, a day after his much-anticipated phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump announced that a new round of high-level bilateral meetings were due to take place in the British capital.
Beijing’s foreign ministry confirmed the meeting late Saturday, announcing that Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng will be in London from June 8 to 13, and that “the first meeting of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism will be held with the US side” during his delegation’s trip.
“I am pleased to announce that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer, will be meeting in London on Monday, June 9, 2025, with Representatives of China, with reference to the Trade Deal,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.
“The meeting should go very well. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”