#USChinaTradeTalks

🇺🇸🇨🇳 Renewed Trade Negotiations: US–China Talks in London

1. Context & Stakes

Following a 90-day truce in Geneva (May 2025), both nations paused escalating tariffs—U.S. tariffs dropping from 145% to 30%, and China’s from 125% to 10% . But tensions resurfaced over semiconductors, rare-earth minerals, and even student visas, threatening a fresh confrontation .

2. Who’s at the Table

U.S. delegation: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer .

China’s side: Vice Premier He Lifeng heads the delegation .

Their mandate: advance beyond Geneva’s pause to tackle deeper issues around technology export controls and mineral supply chains, central to global industrial competitiveness.

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