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 representatives will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of exchange negotiations between Washington and Beijing President Donald Trump disclosed 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 group to access Social Protection systems with figures on millions of Americans Transgender troops face a deadline and a arduous 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 Deal Representative Jamieson Greer will represent the U S side in the bargain 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 reported 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 explained Trump initiated the call The ministry announced Xi questioned Trump to remove the negative measures that the U S has taken against China It also explained that Trump declared the U S loves to have Chinese students coming to research in America although his administration has vowed to revoke specific of their visas
