China's commerce minister and the European Union's trade chief had a "candid and in-depth" discussion on economic and trade cooperation as well as other issues that both sides face, the Chinese ministry said on Wednesday.

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China's government said it has suspended its antitrust probe into DuPont's (NYSE:DD) local unit, in a potential goodwill gesture ahead of more U.S.-China trade talks next week. The probe was suspended as part of an agreement to ease tensions,

Expectations are rock-bottom for an EU-China summit on Thursday that will test European resolve and unity as the bloc faces intense trade pressure from both Beijing and the United States, analysts say.

"I think trade is in a very good place with China," Bessent told Fox Business Network's Mornings With Maria program. He added that the meetings with his Chinese counterparts would take place next Monday and Tuesday with discussions over rebalancing the U.

As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.

EU leaders are set for tough talks with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing this week, as the two sides clash over trade and China’s alleged long-running support for Russia in the Ukraine war at a time of heightened geopolitical turmoil.

China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says threaten national security.