U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held discussions via telephone Monday evening, Washington time, to assess the status of the Phase One trade agreement between the two countries.
A statement from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said the “regularly scheduled call” saw the parties discuss “steps that China has taken to effectuate structural changes called for by the Agreement that will ensure greater protection for intellectual property rights, remove impediments to American companies in the areas of financial services and agriculture, and eliminate forced technology transfer.”
The discussions also covered the “significant increases in purchases of U.S. products by China as well as future actions needed to implement the agreement.”
The Xinhua News Agency said the discussion was a “constructive dialogue on such issues as strengthening bilateral coordination of macroeconomic policies and the implementation of the China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade agreement.”
Both the U.S. and Chinese side said they were committed to implementing the trade deal.
USTR said the two sides “see progress and are committed to taking the steps necessary to ensure the success of the agreement,” while Xinhua reported the two countries “agreed to create conditions and atmosphere to continue pushing forward the implementation of the trade deal.”
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