US Details of Trade Negotiations With China Are 'True,' China Says
China said its negotiators were on the same page with the U.S. during trade talks in Washington last week, answering a question during an Oct. 15 press conference from a reporter who asked whether both sides “have the same understanding” of the deal. “What the U.S. side said is true, and it is the same with our understanding on this agreement,” a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. “This economic and trade agreement will be very important. It will bring benefits to China, the U.S. and the world, and it will contribute to trade and peace.”
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The spokesperson also said China “will continue to buy more American agricultural goods. This year, Chinese companies bought about 20 million tons of soybeans, 700,000 tons of pork, 700,000 tons of sorghum, 230,000 tons of wheat and 320,000 tons of cotton from U.S. exporters, the spokesperson said.