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China’s top negotiator Liu He urges 2 US senators to ‘deepen mutual understanding’ to resolve trade war
- Two Republican lawmakers meet with the vice-premier and China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu, while trade talks remain on hold
- No sign of whether anti-government protests in Hong Kong were discussed
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Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He has called for two visiting American lawmakers to “deepen mutual understanding”, saying the year-long trade war was bad for both China and the US.
The meeting between two Republican Senators Steve Daines and David Perdue and Liu, China’s top negotiator in trade talks between the countries, followed news that efforts to resume discussions this month may be faltering.
The US imposed tariffs on imports of roughly US$110 billion in Chinese goods on Sunday, the latest escalation in the dispute. US and Chinese officials were reportedly having difficulty scheduling a time to meet after Washington rebuffed Beijing’s demands to hold off on imposing the weekend’s latest round of tariff increases, according to Bloomberg.
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The senators also met China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu, who called on US lawmakers to handle the “differences and sensitive issues” between the two countries constructively.
In the meeting on Tuesday, Liu was quoted by state news agency Xinhua as saying that “China firmly opposes the trade war, which is not conducive to China, the United States nor the world”.
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