Conversations about trade between the United States and China sent positive signals, according to American researcher Surab Gupta, who works at the China-U.S. Institute in Washington. During the negotiation round that took place on October 10 and 11, 2019, significant progress was made in multiple areas, including:

- *Agriculture*: Agreements were reached aimed at increasing U.S. agricultural product exports to China.

- *Intellectual Property Rights*: Agreements were reached to protect American intellectual property rights in China.

- *Exchange Rates*: Agreements were reached to avoid manipulation of exchange rates.

- *Financial Services*: Agreements were reached to expand financial services in China, including opening the financial services sector to American companies.