Beijing, Washington eye fresh talks

China and the United States discussed a road map on Tuesday for the next stage of trade talks during a phone conversation between Vice-Premier Liu He, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.

They exchanged views on implementing the consensus recently reached by the two countries' leaders, and set a timetable and road map for the next round of economic and trade negotiations, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.

Earlier this month in Argentina, top leaders from China and the US agreed to halt the imposition of new tariffs. For 90 days, the two nations are expected to push forward trade talks, with the aim of canceling all additional tariffs imposed over the past several months, according to the ministry.