White House spokesperson Stephanie Grisham confirmed that top-level US-China trade talks will start on October 10, this Thursday. She said in a statement, “the two sides will look to build on the deputy-level talks of the past weeks. Topics of discussion will include forced technology transfer, intellectual property rights, services, non-tariff barriers, agriculture, and enforcement”.
Separately, Trump is scheduled to sign the pacts with Japan at 1930 GMT today. The pacts are U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement and U.S.-Japan Digital Trade Agreement.