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US trade delegation to visit China March 28-29

China and the United States will hold their eighth round of high-level economic and trade consultations in Beijing on March 28 and 29, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were invited to China for the talks, ministry spokesman Gao Feng said at a news conference.

Vice-Premier Liu He was invited to Washington for the ninth round of talks in early April, Gao said.

He said the two sides have recently had several phone conversations on economic and trade issues and agreed on the schedule.