US and China hold first ‘candid’ trade talks under Biden tenure

Both sides emphasised importance of bilateral trade relations and agreed to further negotiations

Top US and Chinese trade negotiators have held candid" talks, their first under the Biden presidency, as Washington continues to raise concerns over Beijing's trade practices.

In the long-awaited first official engagement between the US trade representative Katherine Tai and the Chinese vice-premier, Liu He, held virtually on Thursday morning (Beijing time), the two sides emphasised the importance of the bilateral trade relations and agreed to further negotiations.