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

Responding to a question about the upcoming sixth round of China-US economic and trade consultations, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce He Yongqian said on Thursday that the two sides have maintained ongoing communication at various levels through the China-US economic and trade consultation mechanism. "The Chinese side stands ready to work with the US side to jointly implement and uphold the consensus reached by the two heads of state at their meeting in Busan and during their February 4 phone call, and through consultations on an equal footing, properly manage differences, expand practical cooperation, and safeguard the healthy, stable and sustainable development of China-US economic and trade relations, so as to better benefit both countries and the world," she added.

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