Exclusive: US, China discuss farm goods, managed trade in 'remarkably stable' Paris talks-sources

Source: Reuters

March 15, 2026 6:32 PM EDT Updated 9 hours ago


PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) - Top ​U.S. and Chinese economic officials held "remarkably stable" talks in Paris on Sunday that touched on potential areas ‌of agreement in agriculture, critical minerals and managed trade for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider in Beijing, two sources familiar with the talks said.

The sources told Reuters that the "candid and constructive" Paris talks led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese ​Vice Premier He Lifeng would set in motion possible "deliverables" for Trump's trip to China to meet with Xi ​at the end of March. But they added that the leaders would have the final say ⁠on the proposals.

The Chinese side showed openness to potential additional purchases of U.S. agricultural goods including poultry, beef and non-soybean ​row crops, one of the sources said, adding that China was still committed to buy 25 million metric tons of ​American soybeans for each of the next three years.

Chinese officials left the talks at OECD headquarters in Paris without speaking to reporters. The discussions follow several meetings to ease tensions last year between Bessent, He, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Chinese chief trade negotiator Li ​Chenggang.

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