The United States and China will hold a fifth round of trade talks ahead of their visits to Korea and a leaders' meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju.
A Spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said on the afternoon of the 23rd, "According to an agreement between China and the United States, Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit Malaysia from the 24th to the 27th to hold economic and trade negotiations with the United States." Earlier, Vice Premier He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed resuming economic and trade talks in a phone call on the 18th.
Since launching a tariff war in April, the United States and China have held four rounds of trade negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland (May), London, United Kingdom (June), Stockholm, Sweden (July), and Madrid, Spain (September).
The talks in Malaysia come ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit, and the two delegations are expected to coordinate trade agendas in advance.