Sino-US trade talks to be held in ROK

China will hold a new round of talks with the United States over economic and trade issues, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.

He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice-premier of the State Council, will lead a delegation to hold economic and trade consultations with the US side in the Republic of Korea from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Guided by the important consensus reached at the Busan meeting and previous phone calls between the two heads of state, the two sides will hold consultations on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, the ministry said.