US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON AP Senior U S administration bureaucrats will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of agreement negotiations between Washington and Beijing President Donald Trump revealed Friday The meeting comes after a phone call between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday which the U S president described as a very positive conversation as the two countries attempt to break an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals Related Articles Supreme Court allows DOGE squad to access Social Assurance systems with material on millions of Americans Transgender troops face a deadline and a intricate decision Stay or go How Trump s pick for surgeon general uses her big online following to make money Trump and Musk break up and Washington holds its breath The implosion of a powerful political alliance Trump and Musk in their own words Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U S Transaction Representative Jamieson Greer will represent the U S side in the commerce talks The meeting should go very well Trump wrote on his social media platform Friday afternoon Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Friday Trump commented Xi had agreed to restart exports of rare earth minerals and magnets to the U S which China had slowed threatening a range of U S manufacturers that relied on the critical materials The was no immediate confirmation from China The Thursday conversation between Trump and Xi who lead the world s two biggest economies lasted about an hour and a half according to the U S president The Chinese foreign ministry has reported Trump initiated the call The ministry reported Xi sought Trump to remove the negative measures that the U S has taken against China It also reported that Trump disclosed the U S loves to have Chinese students coming to survey in America although his administration has vowed to revoke several of their visas
