Top trade officials from the US and China have started their latest, and possibly the last round of talks in Washington to negotiate a comprehensive trade deal before their self-imposed deadline of 1st March. The Chinese delegation is led by Vice- Premier Liu He, while US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin chaired the talks on behalf of the US. <br />''<br />''During the two-day talks, China is expected to announce a large purchase of US agricultural and energy products. Beijing will propose buying an additional 30 billion US dollars annually of American farm products such as soybeans, corn and wheat.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during in  December last year had agreed to temporarily pause their trade war and arrive at a trade deal by 1st March.</span><br />