中 "Soon to Talk with the US"... Coordinating High-Level Meeting to Review Trade Agreement
[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] In response to reports that the United States and China will reschedule a high-level meeting to review the implementation of the Phase 1 trade agreement, China's Ministry of Commerce announced that it plans to have a phone call with the U.S. soon.
According to the state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 20th, Gao Feng, spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce, said at an online briefing that the two countries are coordinating the schedule for the high-level meeting originally planned for the 15th.
Spokesperson Gao stated, "The two countries have already agreed to have a phone call in the near future."
Earlier, Bloomberg reported on the 19th (local time) that the U.S. and China are renegotiating the schedule for the high-level meeting, which was initially set to be held via video conference on the 15th but was postponed.
The meeting was expected to include Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Liu He, Vice Premier of China.
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The two countries signed the Phase 1 trade agreement on January 15 and began its implementation in February. According to the agreement, the two sides must hold top-level meetings every six months to review the implementation status.
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