• China open to additional purchases of U.S. agriculture goods -sources familiar with talks
  • U.S., China said to explore new mechanisms for managing trade, investments
  • Trump and Xi would have final say over any proposals at Beijing summit

Top ​U.S. and Chinese economic officials held "remarkably stable" talks in Paris on Sunday that touched on potential areas ‌of agreement in agriculture, critical minerals and managed trade for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider in Beijing, two sources familiar with the talks said.

The sources told Reuters that the "candid and constructive" Paris talks led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese ​Vice Premier He Lifeng would set in motion possible "deliverables" for Trump's trip to China to meet with Xi ​at the end of March.