- Title: China says vice premier Li He will lead a team to US for trade talks
- Date: 29th September 2019
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (SEPTEMBER 29, 2019) (REUTERS) CHINESE MINISTER OF COMMERCE ZHONG SHAN AND OFFICIALS WALKING ONTO THE STAGE OFFICIALS SITTING DOWN (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) VICE MINISTER OF COMMERCE WANG SHOUWEN, SAYING: "One week after the national holiday, vice premier Liu He will lead Chinese negotiation team to Washington for the thirteenth round of China-US economy and trade consultation. Everyone knows that not long ago, US and China had a constructive negotiation at the vice minister level." MEDIA TAKING PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) VICE MINISTER OF COMMERCE WANG SHOUWEN, SAYING: "We looking forward to the fact that during the thirteenth round of consultation, he two sides can meet each other on half way on the basis of equality and mutual respect and can take care of each other's concerns. (We expect both sides) to find a mutually beneficial and win-win solution by negotiating differences through consultation in a calm and rational manner. We believe that this will benefit the people of both countries and the world." MEDIA TAKING PICTURES (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) VICE MINISTER OF COMMERCE WANG SHOUWEN, SAYING: 'In the future, we will further increase the implementation of these laws and policies. At the same time, we must to further expand opening up in some areas and optimize more on our foreign investment environment.' MORE OF NEWS CONFERENCE
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- Keywords: USA trade talks Beijing
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Economic Events
- Reuters ID: LVA001AYPL37X
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- Story Text: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will lead a negotiation team to Washington after the Chinese national day holiday for the new round of trade talks, the commerce ministry said on Sunday (September 29).
The United States and China have been locked in an escalating trade war for over a year. They have levied punitive duties on hundreds of billions of dollars of each other's goods, roiling financial markets and threatening global growth.
A new round of high-level talks between the world's two largest economies is expected in Washington on Oct. 10-11, led from the Chinese side by President Xi Jinping's top economic adviser, Vice Premier Liu He.
The Trump administration is considering radical new financial pressure tactics on Beijing, including the possibility of delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges.
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