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Business Matters: Top US and Chinese officials meet in Alaska

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19/03/2021 GMT

Top US and Chinese officials meet in Alaska

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Top US and Chinese officials meet in Alaska

It will be their first face to face talks since Joe Biden took office

President Biden has promised to be tough with China, but to take a different tack than his predecessor Donald Trump which led to a trade war between both countries; we hear more from Barbara Plett Usher who's reporting from the talks' venue in Alaska. Plus, we discuss the latest coronavirus updates from across the world. And on Global Recycling Day, amid predictions that global waste might increase 70% by 2050, Ranjit Baxi, president of the Global Recycling Foundation discusses what can be done about it. Dozens of people in Taiwan have changed their names to "salmon" to take advantage of a restaurant's sushi promotion deal; we hear more from the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taiwan. Plus, joining us throughout the programme are Jessica Khine, a business development consultant with Absolute Strategy Research in Malaysia and Paddy Hirsch, contributing editor at NPR. (Picture of US and Chinese flags. Picture credit: Getty Images.

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