Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina  Raimondo in Beijing on Tuesday.

Li called for the two countries to reduce friction and confrontation, promote economic recovery and cope with global challenges. Raimondo is the fourth U.S. official to travel to China this summer, in an attempt to improve relations between the world’s top two economies.

CGTN’s Dai Kaiyi has this report from Beijing.

To discuss:

• Yan Liang is Chair Professor of Economics at Willamette University.
• Anthony Moretti is an Associate Professor with the Department of Communication and Organizational Leadership at Robert Morris University.
• James P. Moore is the Founder and CEO of the Washington Institute for Business, Government and Society.
• Victor Gao is a Chair Professor with Soochow University in Beijing.

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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said US and China have agreed to set up a working group on trade, investment issues.

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