Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

外交部发言人毛宁主持8月20日例行记者会。会上有外媒记者提问称：美国财政部长贝森特在接受媒体采访时表示，美国对目前对华征收关税水平感到满意。这被认为是特朗普政府希望在11月关税期限到期之前与中国保持冷静的信号。外交部对此有何评论？

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning presided over the regular press conference on August 20. A foreign reporter asked, US Treasury Secretary Bessent said in a media interview that the US is satisfied with the current tariff set up with China, which was viewed as a signal that the Trump administration is looking to maintain calm with China before a trade truce expires in November. What's China's comment on this?

毛宁对此表示，具体问题建议你向中方的主管部门了解。我想说的是，希望美方能够同中方一道，按照两国元首的通话达成的重要共识，发挥好中美经贸磋商机制的作用，在平等、尊重、互惠的基础上争取积极成果。

Mao referred inquiries on specific issues to the relevant Chinese authorities. “What I want to stress is that we hope the US side will work together with China to implement the important consensus reached in the phone call between the two heads of state, make good use of the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism, and strive for positive outcomes on the basis of equality, mutual respect, and reciprocity,” Mao said.