-- 週四，美中官員舉行會談，為美國總統川普和中國國家主席習近平計劃於五月舉行的會晤做準備。 美國財政部長斯科特·貝森特在X網站上發文稱，他與中國國務院副總理何立峰的會晤“坦誠而全面”，並補充說，他表達了對“中國近期挑釁性的域外法規”的擔憂，他認為這些法規正在對全球供應鏈產生寒蟬效應。 路透社週四報道，會談以視訊通話形式進行，中國官方媒體中央電視台也稱會談「坦誠」。 路透社稱，這次會談是在北京推出新的供應鏈規則之後進行的，這些規則引發了美國企業的擔憂。
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