Top US, China Trade Negotiators Meet in Paris Ahead of Trump’s Visit to Beijing

‘Like a lot of our meetings we’ve had with the Chinese over the past year, we want to ensure continued stability in the U.S.–China relationship,’ Greer said.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent (C) walks to give a press conference following trade talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng at the foreign ministry in Madrid on Sept. 15, 2025. Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images

Top trade negotiators from the United States and China kicked off a new round of talks in Paris on March 15, less than two weeks ahead of an anticipated summit between their leaders in Beijing.

The U.S. delegation is led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, while the Chinese team is headed by Vice Premier He Lifeng, a member of the Chinese Communist Party’s powerful Politburo and the nation’s economic czar.