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US: The Office of the U.S Trade Representative said Friday that the latest

principal-level talks between the United States and China were "constructive."

USTR Lighthizer, Secretary Mnuchin, and Vice Premier Liu He "made progress in a

variety of areas and are in the process of resolving outstanding issues.

Discussions will continue at the deputy level," according to the USTR. In a

separate statement, China's Ministry of Commerce noted the "two sides agreed to

properly resolve their core concerns and confirmed that the technical

consultations on some of texts were basically completed." Neither the U.S. nor

China announced a revised location to ink a Phase One deal following the

cancellation of the Chile APEC summit.