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CHINA, US SMOOTHLY CONCLUDE 9TH ROUND OF HIGH-LEVEL TRADE TALKS
    2019-04-08  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    CHINA and the United States concluded the ninth round of high-level economic and trade talks, which was held in Washington, D. C., from Wednesday to Friday.

    

    Vice Premier Liu He, chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, co-hosted the talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

    

    The two sides discussed the agreement’s text on technology transfer, protection of intellectual property rights, nontariff measures, services industry, agriculture, trade balance and enforcement mechanisms, and achieved new progress.

    

    The two sides also decided to continue their consultations regarding the remaining issues through various effective means.

    

    On Thursday, President Xi Jinping said in a message delivered to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that new substantial progress has been made on the text of the China-U.S. economic and trade agreement in the past more than one month.

    

    In the message conveyed by Vice Premier Liu at a meeting with Trump at the White House, Xi encouraged the two sides to keep up with the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, and resolve issues of mutual concern so as to conclude the negotiations on the agreement as soon as possible.

    

    At the meeting, Liu said the Chinese and U.S. negotiation teams have over the past two days conducted fruitful consultations and reached new consensus on such important issues as the text of the economic and trade agreement.

    

    Liu also said that the two sides, guided by the consensus reached by the two heads of state, will continue with the consultations to achieve greater progress on issues of mutual concern so as to conclude the negotiations as soon as possible and push forward the healthy and stable development of bilateral economic and trade ties.

    

    Trump thanked Xi for his message and asked Liu to convey his warm greetings to the Chinese president, saying that the U.S.-China bilateral relationship now sees a sound and robust development, and is at a high level in history.

    

    The U.S. president said that he is glad to see huge progress has been achieved in the economic and trade negotiations, and that he hopes the two sides make further efforts and resolve the remaining issues in a bid to reach a comprehensive and historic agreement as soon as possible.

    

    He said he looks forward to meeting with Xi after the two sides reach the agreement and to witnessing the great moment together with the Chinese leader.

    

    Trump also thanked Xi for China’s decision to add fentanyl-related substances to a supplementary list of controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances with nonmedical use, saying it is of great significance for American people and the U.S.-China anti-drug cooperation.

    

    (Xinhua)

    

    China and the United States concluded their eighth round of high-level economic and trade consultations in Beijing last week during which the two sides discussed the related text of the agreement and achieved new progress.


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