Vice Prime Minister of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Liu He discussed with the representative of the United States at the trade negotiations of Catherine Tai cancellation of sanctions and customs duties. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to China Central Television.
During the negotiations, Liu He also explained Beijing’s position on the Chinese economic development model. Representatives of China and the United States expressed the main concerns of their countries and agreed to eliminate them by dialogue.
On July 23, it became known that China had imposed sanctions against the former US Foreign Minister Willbur Ross and six more high-ranking Americans. This step was the answer to the inclusion in the Black List of the US Department of Seven Chinese Supreme Officers. The reason for such measures from Washington was the arrests of foreign entrepreneurs in Hong Kong.
On July 24, the spokesman for the White House, Jen Psaki, said that the Sanctions of the PRC would not stop the United States. The American government, according to her, is ready to continue the policy of restrictions against Beijing.