Delegation Headed to China Feb. 11
Deputy-level trade negotiations will begin in Beijing Feb. 11, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will join negotiations Feb. 14 and 15, the White House announced Feb. 8. Agriculture and energy negotiators will also be…
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part of the delegation, as will Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Gilbert Kaplan and White House international economic affairs staffer Clete Willems. The Chinese and U.S. delegations are trying to reach agreement before the March 1 deadline, so that current 10 percent tariffs on $200 billion in imports don't increase to 25 percent.