Joe Biden’s top trade official and China’s commerce minister have held talks over economic and trade disputes, in the latest signs of tentative efforts to stabilise ties between the two superpowers.
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai met Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Detroit on Friday. She raised concerns about Beijing’s actions against US companies as well as its “non-market” approach to the economy and trade policy, according to a statement from her office.
According to a Chinese commerce ministry statement, Wang highlighted Chinese worries over Taiwan, Trump-era tariffs on American companies buying from China and Biden’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework — a trade agreement that excludes China and focuses on infrastructure, supply chain resilience and clean energy.