Vice-premier, US officials to continue work on trade deal
By Zhong Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-08-25 09:07
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He held a phone call with US trade officials on Tuesday morning, with both sides agreeing to continue to promote the implementation of the phase-one trade agreement.
According to a statement the Ministry of Commerce released on Tuesday morning, Liu held a phone call with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Both sides held constructive talks on cementing cooperation in macroeconomy and agreed to strive to create a favorable condition for implementing the phase-one trade deal between the two countries, the statement said.
Liu is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue.
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