Germany Sends Envoys to Washington to Patch Transatlantic Rift
Jun 01 2021, 9:50 PM
June 01 2021, 5:51 PM
June 01 2021, 9:50 PM
(Bloomberg) Germany will send a high-level delegation to Washington as part of an effort to patch lingering rifts, including tension over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia and spying practices.
(Bloomberg) Germany will send a high-level delegation to Washington as part of an effort to patch lingering rifts, including tension over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia and spying practices.
The officials will head to the U.S. capital in the coming days to discuss economic and political relations and prepare for upcoming multilateral meetings. As part of Joe Bidenâs first trip to Europe as U.S. president this month, heâs due to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
China says trade envoy talks with US treasury secretary
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jun 1, 2021 at 9:58 pm EDT
BEIJING (AP) China’s chief trade envoy talked with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday, the Chinese government said, but gave no indication when negotiations on ending their tariff war might resume.
Talking by video link, Vice Premier Liu He and Yellen discussed the economic situation, bilateral cooperation and other “issues of mutual concern,” according to a Commerce Ministry statement. It gave no details.
President Joe Biden, who took office in January, has yet to say what approach he will take to the conflict launched by his predecessor, Donald Trump, who raised tariffs on Chinese imports over complaints about Beijing’s industrial policy and trade surplus. China retaliated by suspending purchases of U.S. soybeans and raising tariffs on other goods.