Top Trump Officials to Hold Trade Talks With China in August

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said US trade officials will meet with Chinese counterparts to finalize a deal between the countries.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick waves as he arrives at Lancaster House, on the second day scheduled for trade talks between the United States and China, in London on June 10, 2025. Toby Melville/Reuters

The Trump administration’s top trade negotiators are set to meet with Chinese officials in early August, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.

In an interview with CNBC that aired on July 8, Lutnick said that he, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will convene with representatives of the Chinese communist regime in early August to begin broader trade discussions between the two countries.