China, US start annual trade talks in E.China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-29 13:48

(L-R) US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, US Trade Representative Ron Kirk and US Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman pose for photographers in Hangzhou, captial of east China's Zhejiang Province, October 29, 2009. They are participating in the 20th session of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT).[Agencies]

HANGZHOU: China and the United States on Thursday started their annual trade talks in Hangzhou, captial of east China's Zhejiang Province.

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan co-chaired the 20th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) with Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Trade Representative Ron Kirk of the United States.

The JCCT began in 1983 as a platform for both countries to promote trade and address issues of mutual concern.

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