US, China trade calls signal pre-summit jockeying over commitments

In a video call, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pressed Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng to honor prior commitments on agricultural goods and rare earth exports, while Beijing conditioned further US farm purchases on reciprocal tariff cuts covering $30 billion in goods. The exchange precedes a Trump-Xi summit, indicating both sides are leveraging existing deals to shape negotiations. The outcome remains uncertain, but the rare earth linkage suggests potential supply-chain implications.

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