Anonymous ID: a0ae79 Jan. 11, 2019, 12:37 a.m. No.4707321   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>7497 >>7680 >>7754 >>7882

This official already arrived; not clear if he is still in China (there 6th thru 9th). May still be relevant, tho.

 

China upbeat ahead of US trade talks, but differences large

BY JOE MCDONALD AP BUSINESS WRITER

 

JANUARY 06, 2019 04:48 PM,

UPDATED JANUARY 06, 2019 04:50 PM

 

U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan arrives as part of a trade delegation at a hotel in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The U.S. delegation led by deputy U.S. trade representative, Jeffrey D. Gerrish arrived in the Chinese capital ahead of trade talks with China,

 

U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan arrives as part of a trade delegation at a hotel in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The U.S. delegation led by deputy U.S. trade representative, Jeffrey D. Gerrish arrived in the Chinese capital ahead of trade talks with China.

 

China has sounded a positive note ahead of trade talks this week with Washington, but the two sides face potentially lengthy wrangling over technology and the future of their economic relationship.

 

Both sides have expressed an interest in settling their tariff fight over Beijing's technology ambitions. Yet neither has indicated its stance has changed since a Dec. 1 agreement by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to postpone further increases.

 

Envoys will have "positive and constructive discussions" during meetings Monday and Tuesday, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang.

 

The American side is led by a deputy U.S. trade representative, Jeffrey D. Gerrish, according to the U.S. government. Neither side gave details of their agenda but Gerrish's delegation includes agriculture, energy, commerce, treasury and State Department officials.

 

https://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article224005470.html

Anonymous ID: a0ae79 Jan. 11, 2019, 1 a.m. No.4707614   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>7621 >>7643 >>7754 >>7882

China's Xi hopes US, N. Korea will 'meet halfway'

2019-01-11 07:16

https://www.news24.com/World/News/chinas-xi-hopes-us-n-korea-will-meet-halfway-20190110-2

 

North Korea's Kim Jong Un goes to Beijing

 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday at the start of a four-day visit, in what's likely an effort to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of an expected second summit with US President Donald Trump.

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un firm backing in deadlocked nuclear talks with the US, insisting the two sides should meet "halfway", state media said on Thursday.

 

Kim visited Beijing by train this week for two days of discussions that reasserted China's role in the process, and were seen as a strategy session ahead of a second summit between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump.

 

READ: North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for talks

At their first meeting in Singapore in June, Kim and Trump signed a vaguely worded document with Kim pledging to work toward the "denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula".

 

Is Kim Jong Un still in China now? Will he meet with a rep from the US??