Overview

• Li Chenggang is expected in Washington this week to meet U.S. officials, a U.S. government spokesperson confirmed.
• Reports say Li will seek meetings with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury officials and will also meet U.S. business representatives.
• The U.S. spokesperson said the engagement may occur at the deputy level and is not a scheduled round of formal negotiations.
• Li is expected to raise soybean purchases and press for looser U.S. technology export restrictions, with reporting also citing Chinese aims to remove 20% fentanyl-linked tariffs and advance Boeing sales.
• The visit follows three rounds of talks since May in Geneva, London and Stockholm and comes during a 90-day truce that holds U.S. tariffs at 30% and Chinese duties at 10%.