Chinese President Xi Jinping met US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing today, as the week-long trade negotiations conclude.
According to a report by the official Xinhua, Xi said that the talks will continue in Washington next week. And he hoped that both sides would reach a mutually beneficial deal.
Xinhua also reported that Lighthizer and Mnuchin said in-depth discussions were held in the past two days. New progress has been made on difficult issues. But there is still a lot of work to be done.