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China voices ‘serious concern’ over new US curbs in senior trade talks
Beijing raises objections during high-level call as both sides work towards economic outcomes ahead of an expected Xi-Trump summit
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Nayan Sethin Washington
Published: 12:06am, 31 Jul 2026
Updated: 3:11am, 31 Jul 2026
China on Thursday voiced “serious concern” over recent US economic restrictions during a video call between Vice-Premier He Lifeng, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
The exchange took place as both sides sought to finalise economic deliverables ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States in September.
“The Chinese side expressed serious concern over the recent economic and trade restrictions imposed by the United States on China,” according to a readout by Chinese state news agency Xinhua
The readout added that the two sides engaged in “candid, in-depth and constructive” exchanges, centred on implementing the “important consensus” reached at the Beijing meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader
Bessent said that he expected Beijing to “fully meet its commitments on rare earths and US agricultural products”
“We also discussed implementation of the Trade and Investment Boards as a mechanism to secure concrete progress toward a more balanced, fair, and constructive US-China economic relationship,” he wrote on social media
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