Washington's top trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, stated that preparations for the upcoming summit between US President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will be handled via virtual talks. Furthermore, he indicated that there would be no immediate push to expand bilateral investments prior to the meeting.

Just weeks before a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Washington’s top trade negotiator signalled a cautious, tightly managed approach to China ties, ruling out a pre-summit visit to Beijing, favouring continued virtual engagement, and indicating no new push to expand bilateral investment. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated on Tuesday that preparatory talks with Chinese counterparts would take place virtually, ruling out an in-person...