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Mutual shipping issues will be discussed by United States and Chinese officials and shipping line representatives in Beijing this week.
Representatives of American President Lines, Sea-Land Service, Cosco and Sinotrans are expected to attend the meeting.
The last official gathering involving China and the United States was held in April 1995.
Sea-Land Service vice-president for law and regulatory affairs Stuart Breidbart said there had not been any formal consultation on shipping issues since the 1995 talks.
'For us, the real principle of these talks is that of reciprocity,' Mr Breidbart said.
Chinese companies, particularly Cosco and Sinotrans, had virtually no restrictions imposed on them in the United States, Mr Breidbart said.
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