Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng held a video meeting on Thursday with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

During the call, the Chinese and US sides “engaged in candid, in-depth, and constructive discussions” on “further properly addressing economic and trade issues of mutual concern and expanding practical cooperation”, a brief report stated.

China has expressed “serious concern” on the call over the “economic and trade restrictions” recently imposed by the United States on China, CCTV report added.

The report also said that the two sides agreed to “continue to build consensus, manage differences, and strengthen cooperation to promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China-US economic and trade relations”.

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