China and the US ended the first day of trade talks in Paris on Sunday without any major developments. Talks will continue tomorrow when the US delegation is set to leave. The Chinese delegation will stay one more day before leaving on Tuesday.
The first day of the sixth round of trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies – led by Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent – was rather uneventful for journalists waiting outside the venue, the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Vice-Premier He was accompanied by Li Chenggang, China’s top international trade negotiator, and Bessent was with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Discussions started at 10.05am local time and lasted for roughly two and a half hours before they took a lunch break. The Chinese delegation left the venue while the US members stayed inside. Staff members from the US side could be seen bringing in takeaway bags from Schwartz’s Deli, a Canadian chain specialising in sandwiches.
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