China seeks to push on with phase-one US deal

Despite the pandemic and other disruptions, China has remained focused on efforts to implement the phase-one economic and trade deal signed with the United States in January this year, said a senior Chinese commerce official.

Relevant government departments of China have done a lot of work to put the phase-one deal into place, although the COVID-19 pandemic, tightened US export controls to China and other restrictive measures have impacted on China's goods and services imports, according to Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce.

The official said it is necessary for both sides to work together to strengthen cooperation and overcome difficulties together.

Ren expressed his hope that the US could stop restrictive measures and discriminatory practices against Chinese companies and create conditions for the implementation of the phase-one China-US economic and trade agreement.