00:00China and the United States are set to restart trade talks in Malaysia this Friday
00:05as both sides try to ease rising tensions ahead of a key leaders' summit next week.
00:11Chinese Vice Premier He Liefeng will meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson
00:17and Trade Representative Jameson Greer during his visit to Malaysia from 24th to 27th October.
00:23China's Ministry of Commerce says He will also attend the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur during the same period.
00:34The talks come after Washington expanded its blacklist of Chinese companies barred from buying American technology,
00:42a move that triggered Beijing to tighten its own restrictions on rare earth exports.
00:47U.S. officials are expected to raise those export curbs during discussions with their Chinese counterparts.
00:55Relations between the two powers had recently shown signs of improvement
00:59after a September 19th phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
01:06just after a breakthrough at the Madrid summit over TikTok.
01:10But the latest trade dispute has cast doubt on that progress.
01:14For now, both sides are working to make sure the planned Trump Xi summit in South Korea next week goes ahead as planned.
