Beijing, Washington set next steps for trade talks

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He spoke by telephone on Tuesday with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer about key issues in their trade talks, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The officials set the next steps in their "working arrangements" for their talks, Xinhua said, without giving details.

The move was the latest in a string of China-US negotiations in recent months. Negotiators have been striving to implement the consensus reached in December by President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump.