The______talks between China and the United States were the base of the later agreement.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】解析:句意:中美之间的最初会谈成为之后协定的基础。initial“开始的,最初的”,与题句中的later之间形成反义关系,initial talks“最初的会谈”,正好与late agreement相对。