U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday held a call with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, to test whether bilateral engagement with Beijing can address U.S. complaints about China's trade and subsidy practices, a USTR official said.
announcing that she would seek "frank" talks with Beijing and hold China to its commitments under a 'Phase 1' trade deal negotiated by former President Donald Trump.
In a briefing ahead of the call, which occurred on Friday evening Washington time, a senior USTR official said Tai would give Liu an assessment of China's performance in implementing the 'Phase 1' deal, including promised purchases of U.S. goods that are falling short of targets. She also would raise concerns about China's "non-market" economic practices.
The official said Tai would base future engagement with China on "how China responds to tonight's call" and declined to discuss possible next steps, but added that Tai will not seek 'Phase 2' trade negotiations with Beijing over state subsidies and other structural issues. The Trump administration envisioned a 'Phase 2' negotiation to follow to tackle more difficult issues such as subsidies to state enterprises and China's strategic industrial policies.
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