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Washington hails 'substantive progress' after trade talks with China
Washington hails 'substantive progress' after trade talks with China
Economy
By AFP

Washington expressed optimism at the end of a weekend of trade talks with China aimed to de-escalate trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff rollout. Bessent underlined a focus on "de-escalation" and not a "big trade deal", while Beijing insisted that the United States had to ease tariffs first.