Key facts
- The US Trade Representative announced the first Board of Trade meeting in a social media post.
- The board was created under an agreement between Trump and Xi at their May summit in Beijing.
- The USTR said the administration looks forward to continuing engagement with China on trade.
US and Chinese officials held the first official meeting of the Board of Trade on November 13, the US Trade Representative said in a post on social media. The board was agreed to by President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at their summit in Beijing in May.
The US Trade Representative said the administration looks forward to continuing engagement with China "as we work to establish fair and balanced trade between the two largest economies in the world." The statement gave no further detail on what the meeting covered or what the board will do next.