China, US expect more cooperation in next JCCT

Zhang Xiangchen (C), China's deputy international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce, speaks during a press briefing for the 27th Session of the China-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), in Washington D.C., the United States, Nov. 23, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

WASHINGTON -- China and the United States on Wednesday concluded an annual high-level dialogue with "productive" results, expecting more cooperation through the talks in the next US administration.

China and the United States have "reached agreements on a number of issues with positive outcomes," said Zhang Xiangchen, China's deputy international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce.

He made the remarks at the closing press briefings of the 27th Session of the China-US Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), the last high-level economic dialogue between the two countries under the (Barack) Obama administration.

"In the meeting both China and the United States spoke highly of the important and indispensable role of the JCCT mechanism in expanding two-way trade and economic cooperation," said Zhang.

"The role of the JCCT is to expand this (US-China) relationship by addressing commercial challenges head on and producing concrete results for both our countries," said US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.

"We have had a productive day," she said.