Sino-US talks 'constructive'

China and the United States will hold the next round of high-level economic and trade consultations in the US in September, following their "constructive" talks in Shanghai.

Vice-Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met for the 12th round of high-level Sino-US trade negotiations in Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Both sides conducted "sincere, efficient and constructive" in-depth exchanges on major economic and trade issues of common interest, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.