File Photo: A ship is seen at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province. AFP
"As agreed by both China and the United States... vice premier He Lifeng will lead a delegation to Malaysia from October 24 to 27 and hold economic and trade talks with the United States," Beijing's commerce ministry said in a statement.
Beijing this month announced sweeping controls on the critical rare earths industry, prompting US President Donald Trump to threaten 100 percent tariffs on imports from China in retaliation.
Trump has also threatened to cancel his expected meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea later this month on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
But the US president has made it clear he hopes to seal a "good" deal with China and end the trade war.
Thursday's announcement comes after He, who has taken a lead role in managing the thorny row with Washington, agreed to fresh in-person talks in a call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over the weekend.
The talks will cover "important issues in the economic and trade relationship between China and the United States", the commerce ministry said in the statement.
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