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1 week ago | sinocism.com | Bill Bishop

Summary of today’s top items:1.

1 week ago | sinocism.com | Bill Bishop

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:01:00Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. This episode of Sharp China is outside the paywall. Show Notes:On today’s show Andrew and Bill begin with the news that the US and PRC are sending representatives to Switzerland to discuss trade talks this weekend.

1 week ago | sinocism.com | Bill Bishop

Summary of today’s top items:1. US-China trade talks - President Trump ruled out pre-emptively lowering tariffs on goods from China, and said the Chinese side requested the meeting. The PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson said today “this meeting is requested by the U.S. side.” It should be a fun couple of days in Switzerland, but at least they are talking. Expectations for any immediate, significant reductions coming out the weekend engagement should probably be very low. 2.

1 week ago | sinocism.com | Bill Bishop

I thought it might be useful to send out a translation of the statement from the PRC side on the upcoming US-China trade talks in Switzerland. Here is the explanation of the decision to meet:Recently, senior U.S. officials have repeatedly signaled adjustments to tariff measures and, through various channels, proactively conveyed information to China indicating a desire to discuss tariffs and related issues. China has carefully evaluated these U.S. signals.

1 week ago | sinocism.com | Bill Bishop

The US and China are going to start talking:US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will travel later this week to Switzerland for trade talks with China led by Vice Premier He Lifeng, jump-starting negotiations between the two nations. The travel was announced in statements Tuesday from the Chinese and US governments. Summary of today’s Essential Eight:1.