Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng will travel to South Korea this week for Trade Talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, both sides confirmed on Sunday, in the final round of negotiations before a summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing.The meeting is scheduled for May 12 and 13 in Seoul and comes days before Trump’s state visit to China on May 14 and 15.China’s Ministry of Commerce said He would lead a delegation to hold economic and trade consultations with the US side.
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China, US confirm Seoul trade talks days before Trump-Xi summit in Beijing
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold trade talks in Seoul this week, with both sides confirming the meeting on Sunday. The discussions are scheduled for May 12th and 13th, serving as a final round of negotiations prior to a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing.
Igor Patrick,Mark MagnierSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-10 · 15:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold trade talks in Seoul this week, with both sides confirming the meeting on Sunday. The discussions are scheduled for May 12th and 13th, serving as a final round of negotiations prior to a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing. President Trump is set to visit China for a state visit on May 14th and 15th. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce stated that Vice-Premier He will lead a delegation to engage in economic and trade consultations with the US. This meeting aims to address trade matters in the lead-up to the high-level summit between the two leaders.
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China's Ministry of Commerce stated He would lead a delegation for economic and trade consultations with the US.
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President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will have a summit in Beijing on May 14 and 15.
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The trade talks are the final round of negotiations before a summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in Beijing.
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The meeting is scheduled for May 12 and 13 in Seoul.
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Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng will travel to South Korea this week for trade talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
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