China, US trade negotiators resume talks in Beijing

Myarklamiss | March 28, 2019

Trade negotiators from China and the U.S. resumed talks Friday to try to resolve their tariff dispute over China's ambitions to dominate emerging technologies. The representatives posed for photos at a government guest house in western Beijing but did not comment about the state of negotiations in front of reporters. President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the talks last week, saying, "we're getting very close." The chief American envoy, Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, said this week questions about details and enforcement remain to be answered.

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Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President’s priorities, and summary tables. Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2024 contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of budget data that place the budget in perspective. This volume includes economic and accounting analyses, information on Federal receipts and collections, analyses of Federal spending, information on Federal borrowing and debt, baseline or current services estimates, and other technical presentations.

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