MNI Policy: China, U.S. in Dialogue to Resolve Trade Conflict

     BEIJING (MNI) - China and U.S. officials have engaged in high-level talks

on the economy and trade following a telephone call between the two nations'

presidents on Nov 1, the Ministry of Commerce said. 

     Working teams from the two nations are closely contacting each other,

spokesman Gao Feng told reporters on Thursday. 

     President Donald Trump tweeted that trade talks with China are "moving

along nicely' after a telephone call with President Xi Jinping on Nov 1. 

     "We are still hoping to tackle the trade conflict through dialogues and

negotiations," Gao said, declining to comment on the Xi-Trump summit later this

month.

     Gao also said the MOFCOM is accelerating the expansion of the free-trade

zone in Shanghai after Xi referred to the plan in his keynote speech at the

International Import Expo last week.

--MNI Beijing Bureau; +86 10 8532 5998; email: william.bi@mni-news.com

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