Dialogue to help end trade impasse with US

Resolution possible only if both sides are seen as equals in negotiations

China will maintain constant communication with the United States to resolve the current trade impasse, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, adding that a resolution is possible only if the two sides are seen as equals in negotiations.

"The so-called pressure from the US will not have any effect on China, nor will it do any good in dispute resolution," Gao Feng, a spokesman for the ministry, said during a media briefing.