US, China Officials to Meet in Beijing, Furthering Economy Talks

  • Meeting of the economic working group part of regular talks
  • Officials will discuss economic practices, sovereign debt

The discussions will cover topics including the macroeconomic outlook, the two countries’ investment-screening regimes and coordination on debt and climate change.

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US and Chinese officials will hold talks on economic issues in Beijing this week, in the latest round of re-engagement between between the world’s two largest economies.

A five-person delegation from the US Treasury will meet Chinese counterparts, according to a Treasury official who asked not to be named. The discussions mark another round of the “economic working group” established last year, and will cover topics including the macroeconomic outlook, the two countries’ investment-screening regimes and coordination on debt and climate change, the official said.