Discussions underway for next trade talks

Potential deal expected to align with WTO framework, bring about mutual benefit

Discussion on issues related to the next-step communication between the Chinese and United States' trade teams is underway to implement the consensus the top leaders of the two countries reached in a recent telephone conversation, Vice-Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen said on Monday.

But a possible deal to end ongoing trade friction must come under the World Trade Organization framework, the commerce official stressed at a news briefing in Beijing.