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Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng expressed confidence in a
"successful implementation" of a consensus reached at Dec. 1
talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese
counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Argentina.
Gao said the two sides had been in close contact since then,
including a vice-ministerial level call on Wednesday, when they
went over arrangements for more talks and the issues of trade
balances and the protection of intellectual property rights.
"The two sides will arrange consultations including meetings and
calls at any time as needed to promote the implementation of the
consensus of the heads of state," Gao told reporters in Beijing.
He did not elaborate on who would lead the next talks or where
they would be held.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had reportedly said
earlier that China and the United States were planning to hold
meetings in January to "document an agreement" on trade.
Trump administration officials have not disclosed any plans for
face-to-face meetings since the Trump and Xi talks.
The potential for trade cooperation between the two countries
was huge and the nature of win-win cooperation would not change,
Gao said.
Trump and Xi Jinping agreed in Argentina to a truce that delayed
the planned Jan. 1 U.S. increase of tariffs on $200 billion
worth of Chinese goods while they negotiate a trade deal.
(This story fixes typo in paragraph one)
(Reporting by Yawen Chen and Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by
Robert Birsel)
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