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New USTR has first meeting with China on trade

The new U.S. Trade Representative had her first trade discussions with Chinese trade officials Wednesday.

A statement from the USTR office says Katherine Tai had candid exchange with Vice Premier Liu He during a virtual meeting.  They discussed the Biden-Harris trade principles and worker-centered trade policy, and her ongoing review of the U.S.-China trade relationship.

Tai says she raised some “issues of concern” but did not specify what those issues were.