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China and US teams bypass Washington and go straight to Buenos Aires for trade war talks

2018-11-19 10:02:32       source:South China Morning Post

November 18, 2018


Chinese and American trade negotiators have made a last-minute change to their original plans and rescheduled their talks for Buenos Aires instead of Washington, a source who was briefed on the matter has told the South China Morning Post.


The Post reported last week that Liu He, China’s chief trade negotiator and the top economic aide to President Xi Jinping, was planning to fly to Washington for talks with the US delegation, possibly led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.


However, a person who was updated on the latest changes said the plan had been adjusted after “work-level discussions” between Beijing and Washington.


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https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2173775/china-and-us-teams-bypass-washington-and-go-straight-buenos