China, US gear up for pivotal trade talks

As high-ranking negotiation teams from China and the United States gear up for the third round of trade talks, set to begin soon in Sweden, analysts said Beijing will arrive with a clear and consistent message: Equal dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation is the only path forward.

The meeting, following talks in Geneva in May and London in June, carries significant implications beyond the two nations' own borders, the analysts added, as the global community looks to the two economic heavyweights to stake out more common ground and bring greater certainty to the world economy.

"Three high-level trade talks in three months indicate a mutual desire to de-escalate tensions and stabilize economic ties," said Lyu Xiang, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.