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A review of the U.S.-China trade deal initially slated for Saturday will be delayed due to scheduling issues and no new date has been agreed, according to sources familiar with the plans.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Trade Representative Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin meet China Vice Premier Liu He in China
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WASHINGTON: A review of the U.S.-China trade deal initially slated for Saturday will be delayed due to scheduling issues and no new date has been agreed, according to sources familiar with the plans.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had been expected to meet via videoconference on Aug. 15, the six-month anniversary of agreement's taking effect.
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One source familiar with the talks said the delay stemmed from continued meetings of senior Communist Party leaders at the seaside town of Beidaihe on China's northeast coast.
Specific dates for the secretive party conference, normally held in August, are never published.
The delay did not reflect any substantive problem with the trade deal, the source said, adding: "The new date has not been finalized yet."
The U.S. Trade Representative's office did not respond to a Reuters query about plans for the review.
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