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Top China, US trade officials hold ‘candid’ first talks
BEIJING, May 27, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Trade officials from the US and China have held “candid, pragmatic” talks over the phone, China’s commerce ministry said Thursday, marking their first discussions under the Biden era.
A ministry statement said Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US trade representative Katherine Tai spoke in “constructive exchanges in an attitude of equality and mutual respect”.
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