U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday met with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on bilateral ties and the ongoing trade talks.

Liu is in Washington D.C. for the seventh round of high-level economic and trade talks between the world’s top two economies that started Thursday. He is also visiting the United States as the special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Liu first conveyed Xi’s message to Trump. The Chinese president said the two nations’ trade teams have recently been implementing the consensuses he reached with Trump in December in Argentina, and have carried out intensive economic and trade consultations.

Xi said these discussions have achieved good progress and have been well received by the two nations and the international community at large.

The Chinese president said he hopes the two sides would maintain the spirit of mutual respect and win-win cooperation, make further efforts and meet each other halfway, so as to reach a mutually beneficial and win-win agreement.

Xi said that he is willing to keep close contact with Trump via all channels.

During his meeting with Trump, Liu said his ongoing visit to the United States as Xi’s special envoy aims to further implement the consensuses reached by the two presidents and push for further progress in the trade talks.

(Xinhua)