- APEC summit, which will be held between 30 October and November 1st.
- US, China trying to negotiate to escalate customs war.
- Two countries’ latest high -level meeting was in July.
US President Donald Trump can visit China before going to economic economic cooperation from Asia and Pacific (APEC) between October 30 and November 1, or he could meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the event in South Korea, the South China Morning Posts reported on Sunday with reference to multiple sources.
The two countries have tried to negotiate a cessation of an escalating tit-for-the-duty war that has abolished global trade and supply chains.
The two sides have discussed a potential meeting between the leaders of the region this year, but they have not confirmed a date or location yet, according to a person who is familiar with the case.
Trump has tried to impose on US importers for virtually all foreign goods, which he says will stimulate domestic production, and as critics say will make many consumer goods more expensive for Americans.
He has called for a universal basic rate of 10% on goods imported from all countries, with higher rates for imports from the most “problematic”, including China: Import from there now has the highest duty rate of 55%.
Trump has set a deadline on August 12 for the United States and China to reach a sustainable customs agreement.
A spokesman for Trump did not respond to a request for comment on the reported plans for a meeting with XI last fall.
The two countries’ latest high -level meeting was July 11 when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had what both described as a productive and positive meeting in Malaysia on how the trade negotiations should move forward.
Rubio then said Trump had been invited to China to meet with XI, and said both leaders “want it to happen.”
On Friday, China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said China wants to bring his trading tapes with the United States back to a stable basis and that recent conversations in Europe showed that no customs war was needed.
