China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that Washington and Beijing have resumed trade talks, The Associated Press reported. Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said that the two sides…
China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that Washington and Beijing have resumed trade talks, The Associated Press reported.
Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said that the two sides are “maintaining close contact,” but gave no details about who is involved in discussions.
“High-level contacts between the two sides on economics and trade have resumed following the Nov. 1 conversation between the Chinese and American heads of state,” said Gao. “The work team is maintaining close contact to earnestly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state.”
Presidents Xi Jinping and Trump are due to meet later this month at the G-20 summit in Argentina.
Treasury Under Secretary David Malpass led a U. S. team in discussing trade issues via teleconference with Chinese officials on Tuesday ahead of the G-20 meeting, a Treasury spokesperson told The Hill on Thursday.
