China, U.S. set to hold fresh talks on trade disputes

BEIJING — U.S. and Chinese officials will hold a fresh round of talks on contentious trade issues Tuesday, the third day of a visit to Beijing by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

Raimondo's trip to China is the latest by a senior U.S. official in recent months as Washington seeks to defuse tensions with the world's second-largest economy.

On Monday she met with commerce minister Wang Wentao, with the two sides agreeing to set up a working group to iron out the laundry list of trade disputes between them.