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| US and Chinese officials are due to meet in the eastern city of Hangzhou in the 20th meeting of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. | US and Chinese officials are due to meet in the eastern city of Hangzhou in the 20th meeting of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade. |
| The trade talks come just a couple of weeks before the US President Barack Obama makes his first visit to China. | The trade talks come just a couple of weeks before the US President Barack Obama makes his first visit to China. |
| The Americans say these talks are an important opportunity to engage China at a very senior level on specific trade issues. | The Americans say these talks are an important opportunity to engage China at a very senior level on specific trade issues. |
| The US and China are engaged in several trade disputes. | The US and China are engaged in several trade disputes. |
| US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is leading the American delegation. | US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is leading the American delegation. |
| Tyre dispute | |
| The Chinese side is represented by vice premier Wang Qishan. | The Chinese side is represented by vice premier Wang Qishan. |
| Mr Locke signalled that energy co-operation was likely to be an important topic around the table. | Mr Locke signalled that energy co-operation was likely to be an important topic around the table. |
| US firms are seeking access to the potentially lucrative Chinese market for clean energy and alternative fuels. | US firms are seeking access to the potentially lucrative Chinese market for clean energy and alternative fuels. |
| China and the US are involved in a number of different trade disputes, but of course the politicians are seeking to play down their differences ahead of the meeting. | China and the US are involved in a number of different trade disputes, but of course the politicians are seeking to play down their differences ahead of the meeting. |
| Asked about a recent US decision to impose tariffs on cheap tyres Mr Locke insisted that some of the cases that appear in the newspaper headlines represent only a small fraction of Chinese exports to the US. | Asked about a recent US decision to impose tariffs on cheap tyres Mr Locke insisted that some of the cases that appear in the newspaper headlines represent only a small fraction of Chinese exports to the US. |