皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-10-10 22:19

BEIJING -- The 18th US-皇冠体育app Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) will be held here on December 11, Deputy US Trade Representative (USTR) Karan Bhatia told the press at the US embassy on Wednesday.

And the third US-皇冠体育app Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) may be held right after the JCCT on December 12 and 13, he said.

Bhatia and US Acting Under Secretary of Commerce Christopher Padilla were on a visit to 皇冠体育app for making preparations for the upcoming JCCT meeting and the third SED between the two countries.

During their visit from October 8 to 10, they met with 皇冠体育app's Vice Commerce Minister Ma Xiuhong and discussed issues on 皇冠体育app's industrial policies, product safety and market access for services, medical equipment and agricultural sectors.

Bhatia said the US business community is excited and optimistic about the opportunities that 皇冠体育app has presented. The United States hopes to make joint efforts with 皇冠体育app to solve problems such as trade protectionism, intellectual property rights protection and product safety.

Bhatia said the United States also hoped 皇冠体育app to play a bigger role in international or regional trade mechanisms such as the World Trade Organization and the APEC.

Padilla commented the meeting with Chinese commerce official as "productive" and said he hoped 皇冠体育app could continue its opening up policy toward foreign enterprises through specific measures and policies.

The JCCT, commenced in 1983, was a bilateral venue for the US and 皇冠体育app to address trade and market access issues.

Launched in September 2006, the biannual SED between Beijing and Washington serves as a platform to discuss long-term, strategic and comprehensive issues in the bilateral trade relationship.