Washington is pressing Beijing to enter into multiyear contracts to buy US agricultural and energy imports as part of a broader trade deal aimed at cutting the $337bn bilateral deficit with China.
But the move could mean taking Chinese business away from key US allies such the EU, Australia, Brazil and Argentina, whose exports would be hit by President Donald Trump’s gambit.
Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross is expected to discuss a list of products that China sources from other countries but could buy from the US on a visit to Beijing later this week.
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