Beijing ready to work for 'positive results'

China hopes to work with the United States toward "positive results" at the expected meeting between the two countries' leaders in Argentina, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

China is also willing to work with other countries to safeguard free trade and push for "positive and practical" results at the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, Gao Feng, the ministry spokesman, said at a news briefing.

President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are due to hold closely watched talks on the sidelines of the summit. "I hope that the US and China will move toward each other and work hard to achieve positive results," Gao said.