BEIJING—Trade negotiators from the U.S. and China are digging in for the first round of what they expect to be recurring, difficult talks that don’t produce an immediate settlement.
Beijing is bracing for lengthy sparring with Washington, though Chinese officials said that in recent weeks they had tried to get the relationship with the U.S. back on track, pointing to a recent acceleration of plans to give foreign investors greater access to the financial-services and auto sectors.
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