China and the United States will exchange the second offers of negative lists, which outline sectors closed to foreign investment, for negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) in early September, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday.
China and the United States have been on a good rhythm to improve bilateral relations, said US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in Washington on Wednesday.
Chinese and US leaders held a roundtable on Wednesday with CEOs from both countries on business opportunities and concerns, as part of the 2015 US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington.
China and the United States will focus on the length and quality of "negative lists" - documents that spell out sectors closed to foreign investment - during the next two rounds of negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Lou Jiwei urged the US, as the world's largest economy, to assume more responsibility for boosting the global recovery.
The high-level and multidimensional economic talks between China and the United States are bringing benefits to businesses and peoples of both countries.
China's success in sustaining growth and enacting reform will matter not only to China, but to the US and the global economy as well.
China and the United States will focus on the length and quality of negative lists that outline sectors closed to foreign investment during the next two rounds of negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT), a senior Chinese official said Tuesday.
China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei said Tuesday that the United States should take on more responsibilities to boost global economic recovery in accordance with its capacity as the world's largest economy.
President Xi Jinping's message to his American counterpart Barack Obama comes as Vice-Premier Liu Yandong meets Vice-President Joe Biden.
