China, US set to hold fresh talks on contentious trade issues

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US and Chinese officials will hold a fresh round of talks on contentious trade issues on Tuesday, the third day of a visit to Beijing by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Raimondo’s trip to China is the latest by a senior US official in recent months as Washington seeks to defuse tensions with the world’s second-largest economy. On Monday she met with Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, with the two sides agreeing to set up a working group to iron out the laundry list of trade disputes between them. They also agreed to set up what Washington called an “export control...