Talks in Malaysia may have paved the way for a broader trade deal, but the ‘real test’ will be implementing the pledges, analysts say.
After two days of high-level US-China trade talks in Malaysia, Washington hinted the world’s two largest economies had found common ground on key issues ranging from tariffs to Beijing’s expanded rare earth export controls. But analysts cautioned the “real test” would come when both sides had to execute a resulting deal.
Both Chinese and US trade officials described the negotiations in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend as “constructive”, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent adding that the meetings had been “very good”.
