Chinese Envoy Going to US to Prepare for Trade Talks

A worker checks on the robotic arms at a factory making industrial robots in Zhengyu town of Haimen City, Jiangsu Province, China on Sept. 11, 2019. Chinatopix via AP

BEIJING—A Chinese envoy will head to Washington on Sept. 18 to prepare for trade negotiations.

The announcement follows conciliatory gestures by both sides ahead of planned October talks on their fight over trade and technology.