Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US government on Friday urged China to comply "fully and immediately" with the commitments made last year to defuse the trade conflict between the two powers.
First modification: 11/09/2026 - 10:21
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stressed during a conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, "the importance of China fully and immediately implementing the commitments made in Busan," South Korea, in October 2025, his department reported in a statement.
Bessent "expressed concerns about recent measures taken by China," the note said, without specifying which controversial measures in question.
The text adds that Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary expects "concrete results."
For his part, He expressed "deep concerns over the recent restrictive economic and trade measures imposed by the United States," according to an online state media statement published Saturday by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
It was not specified what measures He was referring to.
The White House Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, participated in this exchange, which takes place less than two weeks before a summit of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries in China, which the US president must attend.
It will be his first meeting with Xi Jinping since the lavish state visit he organized for him at the end of September in Washington.
The two main world economic powers had then extended their trade truce until January 10.
This détente, sealed in October 2025 in South Korea, put an end to an escalation of tariffs and restrictive trade measures.
On the sidelines of Xi's reception, American negotiators Bessent and Greer had expressed their frustration with Beijing, which they already accused of not respecting the terms of the agreement reached previously.
Experts have indicated that their main complaint referred to the pace of Chinese shipments of rare earth magnets, essential in the automotive sector, the production of smartphones or the defense industry.
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