China-US Trade Talks Start in South Korea

Chinese and US officials held trade talks in South Korea ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing and a summit with Xi Jinping. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Vice Premier He Lifeng as both sides seek to finalize trade-related announcements following last year’s tariff truce. Make us preferred on Google Flip Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied This handout photograph released by The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs or Swiss Foreign Ministry (FDFA) on May 14, 2025 shows US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) shaking hands with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting to discuss trade relations and tariffs, in Geneva, on May 10, 2025. (Photo by MARTIAL TREZZINI / FDFA / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Delegations from China and the United States met for trade talks in South Korea, Chinese state media reported Wednesday, hours before US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Beijing. The talks were taking place at Incheon International Airport, near Seoul, Xinhua news agency said, without providing further details. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said he would be meeting Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, both of whom have led previous rounds of negotiations. The officials are likely to put the finishing touches on any announcements made during Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Washington and Beijing last year slapped tit-for-tat tariffs on each other’s exports, with levies exceeding 100 percent. Trump and Xi agreed on a year-long trade truce at their October meeting in South Korea. “Economic security is national security,” Bessent said as he announced his South Korea trip on social media. Bessent will then travel to Beijing for the Trump-Xi summit, he added. More than a dozen business executives including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla boss Elon Musk are also travelling to China with Trump.