who is going to china? these guys…..

"The decision to hold this week’s talks at a deputy minister level reflects the need to work out technical details before higher-level officials make “hard political decisions on major issues,” said Tu Xinquan, director of the China Institute for World Trade Organization Studies at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.

The U.S. team will include Deputy U.S. Trade Rep. Jeffrey Gerrish; the top U.S. trade negotiator on agricultural issues, Gregg Doud; Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass; Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Gilbert Kaplan; the U.S. Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for trade and foreign affairs, Ted McKinney; the U.S. Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for fossil energy, Steven Winberg; and other senior officials.

The makeup of the U.S. team was announced Friday by the trade representative’s office."

http://time.com/5494273/united-states-china-trade-war-meeting/

The U.S. team will include…

• Deputy U.S. Trade Rep. Jeffrey Gerrish;

• the top U.S. trade negotiator on agricultural issues, Gregg Doud;

• Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass;

• Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Gilbert Kaplan;

• the U.S. Agriculture Department’s undersecretary for trade and foreign affairs,

• Ted McKinney; the U.S. Department of Energy’s assistant secretary for fossil energy,

• Steven Winberg; and other senior officials.