China says vice premier to leave Saturday for US economic talks in France

The discussions in Paris between the world's top two economies were confirmed the previous day by Washington, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent set to lead the US delegation. "As agreed by China and the United States, (Vice Premier) He Lifeng... will lead a delegation to France from March 14 to 17 to hold economic and trade consultations with the US side," an unidentified spokesperson for Beijing's commerce ministry said in an online statement on Friday. The officials will "conduct consultations...