“China will benefit from increased imports from the United States, as this will help meet our consumer's demand for quality goods and services,” TASS quoted her as saying.

In particular, Beijing expects imports from the United States of high-quality energy, industrial products, agricultural and medical industries, as well as financial products.

“The intensification of trade and economic cooperation with the United States meets the requirements of the qualitative development of China and will contribute to increasing the competitiveness of our domestic market, increasing the quality of the goods and services presented on it," said the representative of the State Committee of China.

According to her, Chinese companies will continue to increase imports from the United States in accordance with the rules of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and market principles.

On January 15, US President Donald Trump and Vice Premier of the State Council of the PRC Liu He signed an agreement on the first phase of the trade deal.

The South China Morning Post reported that the trade agreement provides for the purchase by China of US goods from four industries worth about $ 200 billion over two years.

Yuri Rogulev, director of the Roosevelt United States Research Foundation at Moscow State University, in an interview with NSN, noted Washington’s desire to restore balance in trade relations with Beijing.