U.S. China Trade Talks: China’s top trade official, He Lifeng, will meet with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland this week. This decision comes at a time when economic data has shown that ongoing trade brinkmanship has had a negative impact on both countries’ economies. 

The negotiating teams are expected to discuss reductions to tariffs, export controls and the decision to end exceptions on low-value imports.

The George Washington University has experts available who can discuss these trade talks. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact claire.sabin@gwu.edu. 

Rodney Lake is a teaching instructor of finance and the director of the GW Investment Institute at the GW School of Business.. Lake oversees GW Investment Institute’s day-to-day operations. Prior to Lake’s current appointment, he worked as a senior investment officer in the GW Investment Office and was previously a senior financial analyst in the Executive Vice President and Treasurer’s Office at GW. Newswise/SP