Chinese vice premier holds video call with US officials

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also China's lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, held a video call on Friday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.The two sides held candid, in-depth and constructive exchanges on implementing the important consensus reached between the two heads of state at their meetings in Beijing and Washington and the outcomes of economic and trade consultations, and on key economic and trade issues of mutual concern.The Chinese side expressed serious concern over recent US economic and trade restrictions against China.Both sides agreed that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, they would further leverage the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism, continuously strengthen cooperation and properly manage differences so as to promote the stable and positive development of China-US economic and trade relations, and contribute to building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability based on respect, fairness and reciprocity. Source(s): Xinhua News Agency