US-China Board of Trade holds first meeting days before Trump-Xi summit

South China Morning Post - Nov 13, 2026

The United States and China held the inaugural meeting of their bilateral Board of Trade on Friday, just days before US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Shenzhen. “Today, the Office of the US Trade Representative, alongside the @USTreasury, held the first official US-China Board of Trade meeting with our Chinese counterparts,” the US Trade Representative (USTR) said on social media. “The Trump Administration looks forward to continuing our engagement with China...

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