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China and the United States will engage in a fresh round of trade talks later this week in Malaysia, in a bid to de-escalate tensions that have been simmering for weeks between the world's two largest economies.

中美两国将于本周晚些时候在马来西亚举行新一轮经贸会谈，旨在缓和这两个世界最大经济体之间持续数周的紧张局势。

Analysts said that Washington's recent moves — calling for talks while exerting pressure on Beijing — do not build bridges. They called for the US to match its words with deeds and meet China halfway to seek mutually beneficial solutions.

分析人士指出，美方近期一边呼吁对话、一边向中方施压的做法并非建设性举措。他们呼吁美方言行一致，与中方相向而行，共同寻求互利共赢的解决方案。

The Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that Vice-Premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to Malaysia from Friday to Monday to hold economic and trade consultations with US representatives, as agreed to by the two countries.

中国商务部于周四宣布，根据中美两国达成的共识，国务院副总理何立峰将率团于周五至周一赴马来西亚，与美方代表举行经贸磋商。

The two sides will engage in consultations on "key issues concerning China-US economic and trade relations", in accordance with the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during their phone calls this year, the ministry added.

商务部补充称，双方将依据两国元首今年通话中达成的重要共识，就“中美经贸关系中的关键问题”开展磋商。

The negotiations in Malaysia — the fifth of their kind since May — come at a time when an already-extended 90-day tariff truce is set to expire on Nov 10.

此次马来西亚会谈是自今年5月以来的第五轮中美经贸谈判，召开之际，此前已延长的90天关税休战期即将于11月10日到期。

China and the US had made some progress following four rounds of trade talks, which went on to steady bilateral ties and deliver a wave of positive anticipation in global markets. However, Washington's recent moves, reneging on the previous consensus, threaten to undo that hard-won progress, experts said.

专家表示，中美此前经过四轮经贸会谈已取得一定进展，这不仅稳定了双边关系，也为全球市场注入了一波积极预期。然而，美方近期违背此前共识的举动，恐将使这一来之不易的成果付诸东流。

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