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U.S., China start trade talks in Geneva

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The United States and China are carrying out high-level diplomatic talks in Geneva, Chinese state-run media reported from the Swiss capital on Saturday.

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  1. China, U.S. Officials To Start Trade Talks This Week, Lifting Markets

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    U.S., China start trade talks in Geneva

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  1. Washington Examiner

    US-China trade talks to take place this weekend in Switzerland, Bessent says (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The meeting represents an opportunity for the two nations to resolve their trade conflict, which Donald Trump escalated with his 145% tariff on the country.

  2. Time

    China and U.S. Agree to Hold Trade Talks (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Delegations will meet this weekend in Switzerland for the first major talks between the world’s two biggest economies since Trump sparked a tariff war in his second term.

  3. Forbes

    China, U.S. Officials To Start Trade Talks This Week, Lifting Markets (opens Forbes)

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    China and the U.S. will hold talks in Switzerland beginning later this week to try to de-escalate trade tensions.

  4. Digital Journal

    Where things stand in the US-China trade war (opens Digital Journal)

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    US and Chinese officials meet this weekend in Geneva for their first formal talks aimed at resolving a gruelling tit-for-tat tariff war that threatens

  5. NPR

    The U.S. and China are set to begin trade negotiations in Switzerland this weekend (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are starting talks this weekend in Switzerland. These are the first high-level trade talks between the two countries since President Trump returned to the White House.

  6. Time

    U.S.-China Trade Talks Kick Off This Weekend: What to Expect (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Top negotiators for the world's two largest economies are meeting Saturday in Geneva, as Trump's tariffs disrupt global supply chains

  7. NPR

    U.S. and China trade negotiations begin (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are starting talks this weekend in Switzerland. These are the first high-level trade talks between the two countries since President Trump returned to the White House.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    US and Chinese officials meet in Geneva to discuss tariffs as the world looks for signs of hope - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and to damage global commerce.

  9. NPR

    U.S. and China begin talks amid tensions over Trump's tariff war (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The meetings between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva represent the first potential efforts to end a trade war that has frazzled financial markets.

  10. MyNorthwest

    US and Chinese officials meet in Geneva to discuss tariffs as the world looks for signs of hope (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to

  11. NBC News

    Tariff talks begin between U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope (opens NBC News)

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    GENEVA — The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator began talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland Saturday aiming to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy.

  12. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    The U.S. treasury secretary and America's top trade negotiator began talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland Saturday aiming to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world's two biggest economies and damage the global economy.

  13. UPI

    U.S., China start trade talks in Geneva (opens UPI)

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    The United States and China are carrying out high-level diplomatic talks in Geneva, Chinese state-run media reported from the Swiss capital on Saturday.

  14. WHDH Boston

    Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva as the world looks for signs of hope - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Secretary and America’s top trade negotiator began talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland Saturday aiming to de-escalate a

  15. The Guardian

    Chinese and US officials meet in Geneva for ‘de-escalation’ trade talks (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    World Trade Organization hails ‘constructive step’ as senior figures come together to discuss tariffs

  16. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US-China trade talks set to start in Geneva (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's trade war against China faces its first key test as officials from the U.S. and China are set to meet in Geneva to discuss ways of negotiating the 145% tariffs Trump set on Chinese imports.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.