Vice premier to co-chair China-U.S. trade talks

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan will co-chair the 23rd China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Washington from Dec. 18 to 19, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Wednesday.

Wang will co-chair the meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank and Trade Representative Ron Kirk, Hong said at a regular daily news briefing.

Established in 1983, the JCCT is a platform for China and the United States to promote trade relations and address issues of mutual concern.

The 22nd China-U.S. JCCT was held in China's southwestern city of Chengdu from Nov. 20 to 21, 2011.