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Only virtual talks, no new investment push before Xi-Trump summit: Greer

South China Morning Post · · 129 words · By Khushboo Razdan
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“Only virtual talks, no new investment push before Xi-Trump summit: Greer”
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Multiple independent web sources (Google News, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post) confirm Jamieson Greer stated preparatory talks would be virtual with no in-person trip to Beijing before the summit. Wikipedia entries provide context on Greer's role but do not contradict this.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jamieson Lee Greer (born August 16, 1980) is an American trade attorney and former Air Force officer who has served as the United States trade representative since February 2025. Greer has additionall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamieson_Greer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pakistan–United States trade deal was concluded with a bilateral deal in Washington D.C. after intensive negotiations in July 2025, involving Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and For…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–United_States_trade_d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting United States foreign trade policies. Part of …
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“US Trade Representative underscores US seeks substantial tariffs, unhindered rare earth access, and a stability-preserving leaders’ meeting”
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Three web sources (CSIS, Reuters, Procurement Magazine) report U.S. and China reached a 90-day tariff truce and rare earths access agreement, aligning with the claim of seeking substantial tariffs and unhindered rare earth access.
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web search NEUTRAL — June 24, 2025 -On May 11, U.S. and Chinese officials met in Switzerland and reached a 90-day tariff truce, which included removing U.S. companies from China’s trade blacklist—allowing them renewed acc…
https://www.csis.org/analysis/trump-strikes-deal-restore-rar…
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web search NEUTRAL — February 4, 2026 -President Donald Trump's administration ... minerals afterChina rattled senior officials and global markets last year by withholding rare earths required by American automakers and o…
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-hosts-countries-talks…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump announced that the United States will halve the “fentanyl tariff” on Chinese goods entering the country from 20% to 10%. In return, China agrees to make it easier for the US to purchase rare ear…
https://procurementmag.com/news/trump-xi-meeting-rare-earth-…
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“US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer indicated on Tuesday that preparatory talks with Chinese counterparts would take place virtually, ruling out an in-person trip to Beijing before the summit even as working-level discussions continue”
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Three web sources (Google News, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post) independently confirm Greer stated preparatory talks would be virtual and ruled out an in-person trip to Beijing before the summit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jamieson Lee Greer (born August 16, 1980) is an American trade attorney and former Air Force officer who has served as the United States trade representative since February 2025. Greer has additionall…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamieson_Greer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pakistan–United States trade deal was concluded with a bilateral deal in Washington D.C. after intensive negotiations in July 2025, involving Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and For…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan–United_States_trade_d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of the United States federal government responsible for developing and promoting United States foreign trade policies. Part of …
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“The meeting followed a fresh round of talks with the Chinese delegation, led by Vice-Premier He Lifeng, along with US Treasury chief Bessent”
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Wikipedia entries about China-U.S. relations, He Lifeng, and Vice Premier of China provide general context but do not directly confirm the specific meeting involving He Lifeng and Bessent as described in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United States (US) has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — He Lifeng (Chinese: 何立峰; pinyin: Hé Lìfēng; born February 1955) is a Chinese economist and politician who has served as vice premier of China since March 2023. He has additionally been a member of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China serves as a deputy leader within the State Council. In terms of administrative hierarchy, the Vice Premier holds a position sup…
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“Last week, Greer said negotiators in Paris had reached 'general agreement on the types of outcomes' for the May summit, and outlined plans for a 'Board of Trade' to pursue 'managed trade' – a system based on buying equal value of goods from each other”
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No relevant evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to support the claim about negotiators in Paris reaching 'general agreement on outcomes' for the May summit.
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“Last week, Greer said negotiators in Paris had reached 'general agreement on the types of outcomes' for the May summit, and outlined plans for a 'Board of Trade' to pursue 'managed trade' – a system based on buying equal value of goods from each other”
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No relevant evidence was found in web search or Wikipedia to support the claim about the 'Board of Trade' and 'managed trade' system outlined by Greer.
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