Published: 11:14, October 18, 2025 | Updated: 11:50, October 18, 2025
China, US agree on new round of consultations on trade at the earliest
By Xinhua
Vice-Premier He Lifeng (third from right) and other Chinese officials pose for a group photo with US representatives on June 9, 2025, ahead of the first meeting of the China-United States economic and trade consultation mechanism in London, the United Kingdom. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng, also Chinese lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, held a video call on Saturday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, during which the two sides agreed to hold a new round of economic and trade consultations as soon as possible.

The two sides held candid, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on implementing the important consensus reached by the two heads of state during their phone talks since the start of this year and key issues in bilateral economic and trade relations.