China-U.S. Economic and Trade Consultations Held in New York: What to Talk about and Where to Signal
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2026-09-23
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On September 20, local time, a new round of China-U.S. economic and trade consultations was held in New York. He Lifeng, the Chinese leader and vice premier of the State Council, sat down with the US leader, US Treasury Secretary Besent and Trade Representative Greer to carry out frank, in-depth and constructive exchanges on implementing the consensus of previous consultations and promoting bilateral trade and investment.
Since the beginning of this year, the Sino-US economic and trade dialogue has been intensively promoted: Paris consultations in March, Washington talks in May, video calls in July, and face-to-face in new york this time. The consultation has entered a normalized stage of item-by-item implementation. Turning the consensus reached before into specific arrangements is the answer sheet to be handed in by both sides.The fact that artificial intelligence is singulated for dialogue means that the two countries will not only have to find a balance in the traditional trade field, but also begin to explore the way for rules and cooperation in the new technology field. This is a new variable and may be an increasingly important plate in future consultations.
Sino-US trade volume is large and interests are deeply intertwined. One meeting cannot solve all problems, and differences such as tariffs and market access still exist. On September 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to relevant questions at a regular press conference, and the outside world is also waiting for more details of the consultation.For ordinary people, the signal significance of this negotiation is greater than the short-term result: instead of choosing to decouple and confront, the two largest economies continue to sit at the same table. Talk, in itself, is to add certainty to the uncertain world.
The next thing worth paying attention to is whether the consensus can be transformed into a visible landing action, and whether the AI dialogue can bring new cooperation space to the economic and trade relations between the two countries.
