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China vows to solve specific economic, trade issues with US
The report came after Vice Premier Liu He, China's chief trade negotiator with the United States, and his US counterpart Katherine Tai spoke in late May by phone for their first talks under the administration of US President Joe Biden.
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United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (left), Chinese Vice Premier and lead trade negotiator Liu He (center) and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talk before the opening session of trade negotiations at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday. US and Chinese negotiators kicked off two days of official trade talks in Beijing as the world’s top two economies tried to patch up their festering economic dispute. (AFP/Poll/Mark Schiefelbein)
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hina and the United States have agreed to make joint efforts to resolve some specific issues in the economic and trade fields in a practical manner, the official Xinhua News Agency quoted the Commerce Ministry as saying Thursday.
The report came after Vice Premier Liu He, China's chief trade negotiator with the United States, and his US counterpart Katherine Tai spoke in late May by phone for their first talks under the administration of US President Joe Biden.
The two sides had a "smooth start," Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said, according to the news agency.
Following the telephone conversation, China said Liu and Tai confirmed that the development of bilateral trade is "very important" and agreed that the two countries would continue communicating.
The Office of the US Trade Representative, however, said in a statement that Tai raised "issues of concern" during the phone talks, although it did not elaborate what kind of matters she touched on.
Liu also held a videoconference with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday.
