as in to talk (about)
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Both sides gave positive signals after trade talks over the weekend, with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggesting Beijing would defer its controls on rare earths, while the US would pull back its 100% tariff threat and extend an earlier tariff truce.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Some respite may be on the horizon, however, after top US and Chinese trade officials held talks over the weekend and pledged to resume negotiations to lower tensions in their trade war as early as this week.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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