미•중, 워싱턴 무역담판 착수…무역전쟁 마침표 찍을까<br /><br />Top officials from the United States and China kicked off a critical round of talks on Wednesday aimed at ending their six-month trade war.<br />For more on this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…<br />Aram… what do we know so far?<br /><br />Well Mark… Negotiations are underway, but as of yet, we don't what has been said between both sides. <br />The two-day meeting is taking place next door to the White House.<br />It is the highest-level talks since President Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade war at the end of last year.<br />The U.S. delegation is being led by Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Beijing's Vice Premier Liu He is heading the Chinese side.<br />President Trump plans to meet with Mr. Liu at the conclusion of the talks on Thursday.<br />The discussions come as both countries face a March 2nd deadline to reach a trade agreement.<br />If they don't, then the Trump administration will raise tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese imports and Beijing will likely retaliate. <br />The meeting also comes just days after the U.S. Justice Department slapped a slew of federal charges against Chinse telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou.<br />The White House insists this issue is separate from trade talks.<br />But given Beijing's heated reaction, it is hard to imagine that Chinese officials will not raise the issue.<br />Meanwhile, the U.S. side will likely bring up its claim that China is stealing American intellectual property rights.<br />It is also pushing for China to end policies that Washington says force U.S. companies to transfer technology to Chinese firms.<br />Beijing denies the allegations and may not be willing to address these issues.<br />On the whole, hopes for the negotiations to end well are high, but expectations are low. <br />
