US, Chinese officials meet in Paris ahead of Beijing visitAP, BEIJINGRepresentatives from Beijing and Washington began their economic and trade talks in Paris yesterday, paving the way for US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) in about two weeks. The delegations, led by US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng (何立峰), convened in Paris in the morning, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported. The White House has said that Trump would travel to China from March 31 to April 2, although Beijing has not officially confirmed it. The US Department of the Treasury said Bessent would meet He yesterday and today. The Chinese commerce ministry on Friday hit back against the Trump administration’s new trade investigation into 16 trading partners, including China.

Source: Taipei Times March 15, 2026 17:14 UTC