U.S. Treasury Secretary will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing

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by Didi Tang, Associated Press
March 13, 2026
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U.S. Treasury Secretary will meet China's vice premier before Trump visits Beijing.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary will meet China's vice premier in Paris ahead of Trump's visit to Beijing. The meeting follows Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's agreement last year to a one-year truce that ended tit-for-tat tariffs that had soared to triple digits during their trade war.

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