Sino-US trade talks teams agree to further communications on disputes

Negotiators for China and the United States agreed to keep lines of communication open in order to resolve their trade differences.

The Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Tuesday that Vice-Premier Liu He spoke by telephone with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday.

According to the brief statement, the two sides exchanged opinions on economic and trade issues in line with the instructions made by the heads of the two countries. The two sides agreed to continue to maintain contact.