Beijing and Washington held a call on Friday to discuss bilateral trade and economic ties, as a variety of practical issues – from soybean orders to computer chips – remain problematic despite the trade truce in October.
Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng’s video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was part of a bilateral negotiation mechanism started this year to address issues between the world’s two largest economies.
The two sides had “in-depth and constructive” exchanges, Xinhua, China’s official news agency, said.
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Both the US Treasury and the Office of the US Trade Representative didn’t immediately reply to the Post’s request for comments.
According to Xinhua, both sides agreed to promote the stable development of bilateral trade and economic ties, and “expand the list for cooperation and shorten the list of problems”.
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