High-Level US-China Economic and Trade Video Call: China Expresses Concern Over US Trade Restrictions
China's Vice Premier He Lifeng held a video call with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, expressing serious concerns about recent US trade restrictions on China. Both sides agreed to continue the economic and trade consultation mechanism.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 30th) According to Chinese official media reports, He Lifeng, the Chinese lead person for US-China economic and trade affairs and Vice Premier of the State Council, held a video call tonight with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. He Lifeng stated that China expressed serious concerns about recent US economic and trade restrictive measures against China.
The Trump-Xi meeting is expected to take place in Beijing in mid-May. After the meeting between the US and Chinese leaders in Busan, South Korea, on October 30 last year, although a mechanism for continuous consultations was established, many economic and trade frictions have increased in the past six months.
CCTV News reported that He Lifeng held a video call with Bessent and Greer on the evening of the 30th. The two sides had a candid, in-depth, and constructive exchange on implementing the important consensus reached during the Busan meeting and previous calls between the heads of state of China and the United States, and on further properly resolving their respective economic and trade concerns and expanding practical cooperation.
The report stated that China expressed serious concerns about recent US economic and trade restrictive measures against China.
The report pointed out that both sides agreed to continue to leverage the role of the US-China economic and trade consultation mechanism, continuously enhance consensus, manage differences, strengthen cooperation, and promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of US-China economic and trade relations. (Editors: Yang Shengru / Zhang Zhixuan) 1150430
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 30th) According to Chinese official media reports, He Lifeng, the Chinese lead person for US-China economic and trade affairs and Vice Premier of the State Council, held a video call tonight with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. He Lifeng stated that China expressed serious concerns about recent US economic and trade restrictive measures against China.
The Trump-Xi meeting is expected to take place in Beijing in mid-May. After the meeting between the US and Chinese leaders in Busan, South Korea, on October 30 last year, although a mechanism for continuous consultations was established, many economic and trade frictions have increased in the past six months.
CCTV News reported that He Lifeng held a video call with Bessent and Greer on the evening of the 30th. The two sides had a candid, in-depth, and constructive exchange on implementing the important consensus reached during the Busan meeting and previous calls between the heads of state of China and the United States, and on further properly resolving their respective economic and trade concerns and expanding practical cooperation.
The report stated that China expressed serious concerns about recent US economic and trade restrictive measures against China.
The report pointed out that both sides agreed to continue to leverage the role of the US-China economic and trade consultation mechanism, continuously enhance consensus, manage differences, strengthen cooperation, and promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of US-China economic and trade relations. (Editors: Yang Shengru / Zhang Zhixuan) 1150430
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