Top economic officials from the U.S. and China are due to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Friday for talks to prevent a trade war escalation and keep next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on track.

The commerce ministry said He, China's top economic official, will visit Malaysia from October 24 to 27 for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations it is hosting. Earlier, the top U.S.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Top economic officials from the U. and China kickstarted talks in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next week between U.

China said Thursday it will hold a next round of trade talks with the United States in Malaysia, as the world's two biggest economies seek to avoid further escalating a damaging tit-for-tat tariff war.

Ministry of Commerce confirms talks between Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US officials will take place at the weekend over ‘important issues’.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will head to Malaysia on Wednesday to meet with Chinese officials about what he called "incredibly aggressive" measures by Beijing to curb exports of rare earth minerals.

China and the United States intend to continue their negotiations in the ongoing trade and tariff conflict in Malaysia, the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said on Thursday. Vice Premier He Lifeng will travel with a delegation from October 24 to 27 to Malaysia,

China said that Vice Premier He Lifeng will meet with U.S. officials in Kuala Lumpur from October 24 to 27 for a new round of trade negotiations, as both sides seek to ease escalating tensions between the world’s two largest economies.