Chinese, US chief trade negotiators hold phone talks

Top trade negotiators of China and the United States discussed issues regarding each other's core concerns and reached consensus on properly addressing them in a phone call Tuesday morning, the Ministry of Commerce said.

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He held a phone conversation with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, the ministry said in a brief statement. Both sides agreed to maintain communication on the remaining issues in the phase one deal, it said.

Liu is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue.

Chinese officials including Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, Governor of the People's Bank of China Yi Gang, and Vice-Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Ning Jizhe also joined the talks.