Beijing — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Vice-Premier Liu He, would meet a high-level US trade delegation in Beijing this week, the government said on Wednesday, amid a festering dispute between the world’s two largest economies. US President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on up to $150bn worth of Chinese goods to punish China for its joint-venture requirements and other policies the US says force its companies to surrender their intellectual property to state-backed Chinese competitors. China, which denies it coerces such technology transfers, has threatened retaliation in equal measure, including tariffs on US soybeans and aircraft. In a brief statement, China’s commerce ministry welcomed the delegation’s trip to Beijing, set for Thursday and Friday. It said Liu would meet its members to "exchange views" on issues of mutual concern about Sino-US trade and business ties. It did not elaborate. Liu, a Harvard-trained economist, went to Washington in late Fe...
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