Vice premier leaves for China-US JCCT meeting

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-14 21:32

BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan left here Sunday night for the upcoming 19th meeting of the China-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).

The one-day meeting is scheduled to be held in Los Angeles on September 16. The meeting will also mark the 25th anniversary of the China-US JCCT, a high-level government-to-government dialogue, seeking to open market opportunities and resolve trade disputes.

Wang will co-chair the meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and US Trade Representative Susan Schwab.

According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, Wang's entourage includes a dozen ministerial officials from the Ministry of Commerce, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture, the General Administration of Civil Aviation and several other ministries.

The Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, and US Ambassador to China Clark Randt, will also attend the meeting as usual.