U.S.-China Trade Talks to Take Place in January

(Bloomburg) A U.S. government delegation will travel to Beijing in the week of Jan. 7 to hold trade talks with Chinese officials two people familiar with the matter said. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish will lead the Trump administrations team which will also include Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs David Malpass according to the people who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Neither the USTR nor Treasury responded to requests for comment. Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng confirmed that the two sides planned to sit down for talks next month although he didnt provide a date for the meeting during his regular briefing in Beijing on Thursday. Next months meeting will be the first face-to-face discussion the two sides have held since President Donald Trump and Chinas Xi Jinping agreed on a 90-day truce in Argentina this month. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said last week the U.S. team and its counterparts have held discussions over the phone.