China News Service, Beijing, August 13 (Reporter Li Xiaoyu) Ren Hongbin, assistant to the Minister of Commerce of China, said on the 13th that he hopes that the United States will stop restrictive measures and discriminatory practices against Chinese companies and create conditions for the implementation of the first phase of economic and trade agreements.
According to Chinese statistics, from January to July this year, Sino-US bilateral trade volume fell by 3.3% year-on-year, of which China’s imports from the US were 475.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 0.3%.
When asked if China would take measures to increase imports from the United States, Ren Hongbin said at a briefing held by the State Council Information Office that day that since the signing of the first phase of the economic and trade agreement between China and the United States in January this year, China has seriously implemented the agreement. A lot of work has been done in the implementation of the agreement. The new crown pneumonia epidemic and the tightening of US export controls to China and other restrictive measures have undoubtedly had a certain impact on the import of some goods and services.
He said that under the current situation, it is necessary for both parties to work together to strengthen cooperation and overcome difficulties together. It is hoped that the US will stop restrictive measures and discriminatory practices against Chinese companies and create conditions for the implementation of the first phase of economic and trade agreements. (Finish)