BEIJING (REUTERS) – Top trade representatives of China and the United States held a phone call on Friday (May 8) and agreed to strengthen macroeconomic and public health cooperation, China’s commerce ministry said in a statement.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also agreed during the call that the two countries will work together to create a favourable environment for implementing the Phase 1 trade deal reached early this year, the ministry said.

The two sides agreed to maintain communication going forward, the Chinese commerce ministry said in its statement.

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