US-China trade talks explained: Where they are and what’s at stake | Explained News, The Indian Express

US-China trade talks explained: Where they are and what’s at stake | Explained News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Washington |Updated: September 20, 2019 8:10:22 am

US-China trade talks explained: Where they are and what’s at stake

There is a litany of issues to address, from tariffs on specific products to much broader divides over issues like intellectual property theft and global supply chains.

US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan. (AP File)

Senior US and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to settle their ongoing trade war, but a lasting peace seems elusive.