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When asked to brief the details of a meeting between Li Chenggang, China's international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and vice minister of commerce, with a delegation of political and business leaders from the US Midwest and about whether the meeting showed that China will buy soybeans from the region, He Yadong, spokesperson for MOFCOM, said at the ministry's Thursday press conference that President Xi Jinping pointed out that the vitality of the China-US relationship comes from exchanges at subnational levels. 

Subnational economic and trade cooperation is an indispensable part of China-US economic ties, and an important platform and channel for strengthening bilateral economic and trade exchanges. On soybean trade, the US should take concrete steps to remove unjustified tariffs, and create conditions for expanding bilateral trade, injecting more stability and certainty into the global economy.

Global Times