Washington (United States) (AFP) - Two American officials called on China on Friday to fully and immediately fulfill its obligations under a trade agreement concluded between the two countries in 2025.

Published on: 06/11/2026 - 20:05

A statement issued by the US Treasury Department stated that Treasury Secretary Scott Besent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a phone call with Chinese Deputy Prime Minister He Lifeng, during which they stressed “the importance of China fully and immediately fulfilling its commitments made in Busan” in South Korea in October 2025, expressing “their concern about recent Chinese measures taken,” without providing details about these measures.

The statement added that the Treasury Secretary is awaiting "tangible results."

This call comes about two weeks before the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit in China, which the US President is scheduled to attend, during which he may meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.

The two largest economies in the world extended their trade truce until January 10.

The agreement reached in October in South Korea put an end to a mutual escalation in the imposition of customs duties and trade restrictions.

American negotiators Besant and Greer previously expressed their dissatisfaction with Beijing's failure to adhere to the terms of the concluded agreement.

Experts explained that their main source of concern relates to the pace of China's shipments of magnets based on rare earth metals, which are essential components in the automobile sector, smartphone production, and defense industries.

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