# Explainer: Where do China-US economic and trade ties stand?

https://mins.news/en/item/66707

- CGTN, 2026-09-20 12:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-20/Explainer-Where-do-China-US-economic-and-trade-ties-stand--1QAW6R8DWda/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng is leading a delegation to the United States for economic and trade consultations from September 19 to 23. The article reviews progress since the May summit, including trade and investment mechanisms, agricultural market access, tariff arrangements and expanded two-way trade, while citing data to argue that gains from bilateral economic relations are generally balanced.

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