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Top officials are scheduled to conclude their weekend of trade negotiations in Geneva on Sunday.

Xi Jinping has been preparing for this moment for years. In April 2020, long before President Trump launched a trade war that would shake the global economy, China’s top leader held a meeting with senior Communist Party officials and laid out his …

Los envíos de mercancías chinas a Estados Unidos cayeron un 21 por ciento en abril, después de los aranceles que les impuso el presidente Trump. Pero las exportaciones chinas a otros países asiáticos van en aumento.

Shipments of goods out of China slumped in April, including a big decline in exports to the United States, as President Trump imposed sky-high tariffs.

Beijing says it will meet with American officials to discuss trade, but warned Washington against using the engagement to ratchet up pressure on China.

While imports can swing with seasonal shifts, President Trump’s ratcheting up of U.S. tariffs on China has begun to cascade through supply chains, government data shows.

Scott Bessent, the Treasury secretary, and Jamieson Greer, the United States trade representative, will discuss trade and economic matters with the officials this week.

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Chinese officials have long used their willingness to cooperate to stem the flow of fentanyl to the United States as leverage in talks over broader disputes.

The standoff over terms of negotiations, and whether they are happening, signals that a protracted economic fight lies ahead.