Issues such as intellectual property, non-tariff measures and agricultural and industrial purchases reported to be on agenda
A US delegation began the latest round of trade war talks with China on Monday.
Talks will be conducted in different groups dealing with non-tariff measures, intellectual property, agriculture and industrial purchases, Bloomberg reported.
The American delegation, led by deputy US trade representative Jeffrey Gerrish, arrived in China the previous day for talks with their vice-ministerial level Chinese counterparts.
Photos apparently leaked from the meeting at the Ministry of Commerce showed the negotiators are flanked by a large group of aides, especially on the Chinese side.
Vice-Premier Liu He, China’s top negotiator with the US, welcomed the US delegation but did not directly participate in the two-day discussions.
Despite the absence of Liu and other senior officials, such as US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, they are the first in-person talks since Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s agreed a trade truce over dinner in Buenos Aires in early December.
