Trade Chiefs Jostle for Time With Greer at APEC Meeting in Korea

Trade chiefs from some of the world’s biggest economies are competing for access to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer as they seek to advance negotiations with Washington at a gathering in South Korea.

Greer arrived at the resort island of Jeju to join his counterparts at the meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation members taking place Thursday and Friday. He then spoke with Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Li Chenggang, less than a week after the US and China agreed on a temporary cut in tariffs, according to a South Korean official with knowledge of the matter.

Over the course of ...