Beijing, Washington set for trade talks

Negotiations will help relax tensions, reassure global economy, experts say

Vice-Premier Liu He will head to Washington for the seventh round of high-level economic and trade talks from Thursday to Friday at the invitation of the United States, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday.

Economists said the upcoming round of talks is the latest attempt to relax trade tensions ahead of a March 1 tariff truce deadline despite "remaining differences", and closer contacts to advance common ground are not only a positive sign to companies from both countries, but meaningful in terms of global economic growth.