米べいベッセント財務ざいむ長官ちょうかんら 今週こんしゅう 中国ちゅうごくの何なに立りつ峰ほう副ふく首相しゅしょうと協議きょうぎへ

As trade friction between the United States and China intensifies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Trade Representative Greer are scheduled to meet with Chinese representatives in Switzerland on the 10th and 11th of this month to discuss economic and trade issues.

According to announcements by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the United States Trade Representative USTR, Secretary Bessent and Representative Greer will visit Switzerland this week.

They will hold talks with Swiss President Keller-Sutter to discuss issues such as the reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. During their stay, they are also scheduled to meet with Chinese representatives to discuss economic and trade issues.

According to Director Bessent, talks with the Chinese side will be held on the 10th and 11th.

On the other hand, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Vice Premier He Lifeng, who oversees economic policy, will visit Switzerland from the 9th to the 12th of this month and is scheduled to hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent as the Chinese representative.

Regarding this, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued a statement, saying, If the United States wishes to resolve the issue through consultations, it should face up to the serious negative impact that its unilateral tariff measures have had on itself and the world, correct its erroneous practices, and address both sides concerns through equal consultations.

On top of that, if you try to use dialogue as a pretext to continue making threats, China will never accept it.

It goes without saying that we would never seek to reach an agreement at the expense of our fundamental principles or international fairness and justice.

Since the Trump administration introduced tariff measures, the U.S. and China have been retaliating with additional tariffs, imposing duties of over 100% on each other, and trade friction has been intensifying.

Negotiations over additional tariffs are being held between the two countries, and attention is focused on whether any progress will be made.