The US and China are continuing their talks today to resolve their more than one-and-a-half-year trade dispute. The round of negotiations in Washington is scheduled for two days. The United States is represented by Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, China by Deputy Prime Minister Liu He.
US President Donald Trump accuses Beijing of unfair trading practices and theft of intellectual property. The trade conflict between the two largest economies with high mutual punitive tariffs affects the entire global economy.
In the run-up to the new round of talks, tensions between the two countries intensified after the US government imposed sanctions on companies and government officials over the Chinese crackdown on the Uighur Muslim minority.
