By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese language commerce officers are “near finalizing” some components of an settlement after high-level phone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Commerce Consultant’s workplace mentioned, including that deputy-level talks would proceed “constantly.”
In a press release issued after the decision, the USTR offered no particulars on the areas of progress.
“They made headway on particular points and the 2 sides are near finalizing some sections of the settlement. Discussions will go on constantly on the deputy degree, and the principals could have one other name within the close to future,” it mentioned.
The decision got here as Washington and Beijing are working to agree on the textual content for a “Section 1” commerce settlement introduced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 11. Trump has mentioned he hopes to signal the cope with China’s President Xi Jinping subsequent month at a summit in Chile.
Beijing was anticipated to request…