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Holleyman: U.S., China Sought To Reach Beef Deal During Obama Visit

March 25, 2015 at 3:16 PM
The United States and China attempted to reach a deal that would re-open the Chinese market to U.S. beef exports in time for President Obama's state visit to Beijing in November, but talks fell apart because China offered “unacceptable” terms to the U.S., according to Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Robert Holleyman. China banned imports of U.S. beef in 2003 following the detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as “mad cow” disease, in Washington state. Since then, China has...

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