trump administration: A Chinese delegation led by Liu He, China's vice premier, will meet with Robert Lighthizer, the Trump administration's top trade negotiator and treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin on 30 and 31 January, according to The Independent. ISOCountry Groups euro at be cy ee fi fr de gr ie it lv lt lu mc mt nl pt sk si sm es va uk gb us us variants 1 33.4, 2 33.3, 3 33.3 Join Independent Minds For exclusive articles, events and an advertising-free read for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent With an Independent Minds subscription for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial Get the best of The Independent Without the ads for just 5.99 6.99 9.99 a month Start your free trial The two countries are racing to strike an agreement by 2 March a deadline set by Mr Trump and China's president Xi Jinping. Ahead of a round of talks that begin next week, the US is now doubting whether the trade deal being brokered will be enough to end a damaging trade war between the two nations and help calm volatile markets. If no deal is reached by that date, Mr Trump has said the US will raise tariffs on 200bn 154bn worth of Chinese goods. But the administration is also pressuring Beijing to scale back subsidies of state-owned enterprises, drastically open its markets to foreign investment and end its practice of forcing US companies to hand over trade secrets. Watch more China's economic growth slowest since 1990 amid trade war with US Mr Trump has focused on narrowing the trade gap between what the US imports from China and what it exports.
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