China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian Photo: Yin Yeping/GT

Responding to a media question about the main points discussed in recent China-US trade exchanges and the key issues for upcoming discussions, Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesperson He Yongqian said on Thursday that from May 10 to 11, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the Chinese lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a China-US high-level meeting on economic and trade affairs in Geneva, Switzerland. 

The two sides had candid, in-depth and constructive communication on the implementation of the key consensus reached by the Chinese and US heads of state on January 17, reached a series of important consensus, made substantial progress in the talks, and reached a joint statement, the spokesperson said.

Going forward, China and the US will maintain communication on their respective concerns in the economic and trade fields based on the consensus reached in the Geneva talks, He Yongqian told a press briefing. 

Global Times