China, US to deepen trade talks

The Ministry of Commerce said officials from China and the United States will further deepen communication on business issues in the seventh round of high-level economic and trade talks in Washington this week.

On the basis of the last round of high-level consultations, working-level talks between the two countries began on Tuesday in the US, and further discussions will be held on Thursday and Friday, said Gao Feng, the ministry's spokesman.

Gao said the economic and trade teams of the two sides have conducted intensive consultations to make an agreement in accordance with the consensus reached by the two presidents during their meeting in Argentina.