US, Chinese officials to meet in London next week for new round of trade talks

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON AP Senior U S administration authorities will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of bargain negotiations between Washington and Beijing President Donald Trump commented Friday The meeting comes after a phone call between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday which the U S president described as a very positive conversation as the two countries attempt to break an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals Related Articles X users were glued to the Musk v Trump blowup Could this be good for the platform What cases are left on the Supreme Court s crisis docket Here s a look State Dept says current US visas from voyage ban countries will not be revoked Supreme Court allows DOGE association to access Social Guard systems with content on millions of Americans Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ region Now activists say he s their top threat Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U S Contract Representative Jamieson Greer will represent the U S side in the business talks The meeting should go very well Trump wrote on his social media platform Friday afternoon Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Friday Trump reported Xi had agreed to restart exports of rare earth minerals and magnets to the U S which China had slowed threatening a range of U S manufacturers that relied on the critical materials The was no immediate confirmation from China The Thursday conversation between Trump and Xi who lead the world s two biggest economies lasted about an hour and a half according to the U S president The Chinese foreign ministry has commented Trump initiated the call The ministry disclosed Xi sought Trump to remove the negative measures that the U S has taken against China It also explained that Trump explained the U S loves to have Chinese students coming to scrutiny in America although his administration has vowed to revoke specific of their visas