Overview
- China confirmed Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit France from March 14 to 17 for trade discussions with the United States.
- The U.S. Treasury said Secretary Scott Bessent will meet He in Paris on Sunday and Monday, with USTR Jamieson Greer joining.
- The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said the two sides will consult on economic and commercial issues of mutual interest.
- France provides a neutral venue for the high-level exchanges, which some reports describe as a possible prelude to a Trump–Xi meeting, with no summit confirmed.
- Recent U.S. probes into alleged trade harms drew a rebuttal from Beijing, which criticized the move as unilateral, underscoring ongoing frictions.