Senior U.S. and Chinese economic officials held talks in Paris on Sunday, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng describing discussions as candid and constructive. The meeting, held ahead of a planned Trump-Xi summit, saw China signal openness to additional U.S. agricultural purchases including poultry and beef, while reaffirming plans to buy 25 million metric tons of American soybeans annually over three years. Both sides also explored new bilateral trade and investment mechanisms, including a proposed Board of Trade and Board of Investment.

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