US’s Lighthizer, Mnuchin to Travel to China for Trade Talks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, second from left, talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, look on before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Feb. 15, 2019. Andy Wong/Pool via Reuters

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for the latest round of high-level trade talks scheduled to start on March 28, the White House said in a statement on March 23.

U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer (C), a member of the U.S. trade delegation to China, arrives at a hotel in Beijing on Feb. 12, 2019. Jason Lee/Reuters