China-U.S. commerce officials discuss preparations for meeting

Senior commerce officials from China and the United States discussed preparation works for the first deputy minister-level meeting of the China-U.S. commerce and trade working group on Tuesday, according to a statement released by China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday.

They also discussed the issues of economic and trade concern to both sides with frank and in-depth communications, said the statement.

During his meeting with Marisa Lago, U.S. under-secretary of commerce for international trade via a video call, Wang Shouwen, China international trade representative and vice-minister of commerce, stressed that China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation is a stabilizing force in the bilateral relations.

Wang said China is willing to work with the U.S. to earnestly implement the important consensus reached at the San Francisco meeting between the two heads of state, leverage the role of the China-U.S. commerce and trade working group, expand cooperation, manage differences and create favorable conditions for cooperation between the business communities of the two countries.

Wang also expressed concerns over U.S. regulatory constraints on semiconductors and cloud services targeted at China. He also highlighted the need for equitable treatment of Chinese firms within the U.S. and raised issues about the restrictive measures imposed on China's photovoltaic products.