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CHINA-HONG KONG FORUM-CHINA-U.S. RELATIONS(CN)

(231110) -- HONG KONG, Nov. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. trade representative Charlene Barshefsky speaks at the 2023 Hong Kong Forum on U.S.-China Relations in Hong Kong, south China, Nov. 9, 2023. Global dignitaries at the 2023 Hong Kong Forum on U.S.-China Relations held here from Thursday to Friday welcomed positive signals in recent China-U.S. relations, calling for concerted efforts to push for improvement in bilateral ties. TO GO WITH "Participants at Hong Kong forum call for joint efforts to improve China-U.S. relations " (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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U.S. worried Japan would unload dollars: Barshefsky

WASHINGTON, United States - Charlene Barshefsky, who served as U.S. trade representative under then President Bill Clinton, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Washington.

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Barshefsky meets Jiang

BEIJING, China - U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) meets Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Nov. 15 after the United States and China signed a breakthrough agreement that will pave the way for China to accede to the World Trade Organization.

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China, U.S. sign WTO entry agreement

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky shake hands in Beijing on Nov. 15 after signing a breakthrough agreement that paves the way for China to accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Barshefsky urges Japan to resume insurance talks early

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (R) urged Japan on May 13 to reopen bilateral negotiations on insurance at an early date. She made the request in her meeting with Japanese Financial Supervisory Agency Commissioner Masaharu Hino (L) at the agency building. Hino was reluctant to agree to resuming the talks, saying all discussions were completed at negotiations in April.

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Quad trade ministers end meeting in Tokyo

The quadrilateral trade ministers' meeting ends at a Tokyo hotel May 12. The photo shows the ministers -- (from L to R) European Commission Vice President Leon Brittan, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Japan's International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano and Canadian International Trade Minister Sergio Marchi -- moving to a press conference room after the two-day meeting.

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Quad trade ministers pose for camera

Trade ministers from Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States pose for photographers prior to their meeting May 12. (From L to R) Canada's International Trade Minister Sergio Marchi, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Japan's International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano, and European Commission Vice President Leon Brittan.

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Trade ministers of four major trading powers meet

Trade ministers of four major trading powers get together at a reception to start their two-day meeting in Tokyo on May 11. From left to right are European Commission Vice President Leon Brittan, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano and Canadian International Trade Minister Sergio Marchi.

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Barshefsky gives press conference

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on March 4 following her talks with Premier Zhu Rongji and other Chinese officials.

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Japan, U.S. trade ministers meet

Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) shake hands on Nov. 13 prior to bilateral talks on the eve of the two-day annual ministerial APEC meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

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Barshefsky meets Yosano

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky shakes hands with Japan's International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano prior to their meeting in a Tokyo hotel Thursday Sept. 17.

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U.S. worried Japan would unload dollars: Barshefsky

WASHINGTON, United States - Charlene Barshefsky, who served as U.S. trade representative under then President Bill Clinton, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Washington. (Kyodo)

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Quad trade ministers pose for camera

Trade ministers from Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States pose for photographers prior to their meeting May 12. (From L to R) Canada's International Trade Minister Sergio Marchi, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Japan's International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano, and European Commission Vice President Leon Brittan. ==Kyodo

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China, U.S. sign WTO entry agreement

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky shake hands in Beijing on Nov. 15 after signing a breakthrough agreement that paves the way for China to accede to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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Barshefsky meets Jiang

BEIJING, China - U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) meets Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on Nov. 15 after the United States and China signed a breakthrough agreement that will pave the way for China to accede to the World Trade Organization.

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Barshefsky urges Japan to resume insurance talks early

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (R) urged Japan on May 13 to reopen bilateral negotiations on insurance at an early date. She made the request in her meeting with Japanese Financial Supervisory Agency Commissioner Masaharu Hino (L) at the agency building. Hino was reluctant to agree to resuming the talks, saying all discussions were completed at negotiations in April.

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Trade ministers of four major trading powers meet

Trade ministers of four major trading powers get together at a reception to start their two-day meeting in Tokyo on May 11. From left to right are European Commission Vice President Leon Brittan, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano and Canadian International Trade Minister Sergio Marchi. ==Kyodo

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Barshefsky gives press conference

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on March 4 following her talks with Premier Zhu Rongji and other Chinese officials. ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. trade ministers meet

Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano (R) and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (L) shake hands Nov. 13 prior to bilateral talks on the eve of the two-day annual ministerial APEC meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

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Barshefsky meets Yosano

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky shakes hands with Japan's International Trade and Industry Minister Kaoru Yosano prior to their meeting in a Tokyo hotel Thursday Sept. 17.