WASHINGTON – China and the United States concluded here the ninth round of high-level economic and trade talks on Friday.
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, co-hosted the talks with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The three-day high-level talks began on Wednesday.
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The two sides discussed the agreement text on technology transfer, protection of intellectual property rights, non-tariff measures, services industry, agriculture, trade balance and enforcement mechanism, and achieved new progress.
The two sides also decided to continue their consultations regarding the remaining issues through various effective means.
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During his meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday, Liu said the Chinese and US negotiation teams had conducted fruitful consultations over the past two days and reached new consensus on important issues such as the text of the economic and trade agreement.
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