Mnuchin leads US trade delegation to visit China on Thursday

12:55, May 02, 2018

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  Expert: It's hard to see Trump's delegation push anything constructive

  (Photo: CGTN)US President Donald Trump will send a delegation of his top economic advisers including Steven Mnuchin, US Treasury Secretary, and Larry Kudlow, his Director of the National Economic Council to Beijing on May 3 to attempt to settle trade disputes that have upset Sino-US relations and rattled markets world-wide.The effectiveness of a Mnuchin Beijing trip has been questioned by

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  What are the obstacles and opportunities facing China-US trade talks?

  (Photo: CGTN)A delegation of high-level US officials, headed by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, is in Beijing to discuss prickly economic and trade issues with a Chinese team led by Vice Premier Liu He.The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that the talks will be constructive as long as the US delegation brings along sincerity and mutual respect.High-level delegation

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  Opinion: Purposes behind US treasury secretary visit

  (Illustration: Global Times)Amid flaring trade tensions between the US and China, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is heading to China to negotiate on trade. At the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings on Sunday, he said he was "cautiously optimistic" of reaching an agreement that defuses the trade dispute.The trip by such a key figure at such a