China’s Deputy Prime Minister Hen Lifeng, the key negotiator on his country’s commercial issues with the US, stressed today (11.6.2025) that it is necessary for Beijing and the Washington “Strengthen the cooperation” of the two countries and avoid ‘misunderstandings’, according to Chinese state media.
After months of tensions, the two great world forces announced during the night that they went on to agree on a “general context” to smooth out their commercial differences, leaving their respective presidents their ratification. This was the two -day talks that both sides had in London, following the first talks they had last month and had led to a temporary agreement between Beijing and Washington to reduce customs duties imposed by one country.
The two countries have noted in the British capital “new advances in dealing with the economic and commercial concerns of each”, the Chinese state -run CCTV television network said today.
“The two sides must now (…) continue to broaden their consensus, limit the misunderstandings and enhance their cooperation,” noted Hen Lifeng, who cited the television network.
Following talks in London, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Latnik said he was convinced that his country’s concerns about access to China’s rare land, a friction between Beijing and Washington, will be “resolved”.
The agreement reached in the British capital, however, should now be approved by China’s presidents Xi Jing and US Donald Trump, the two countries’ negotiators said.
During the negotiations in London, China told the US that “there must be a mutual approach between the two countries, the words to be binding and to begin actions,” CCTV noted.
The two sides “had a sincere dialogue in depth,” he said.
Beijing and Washington “have reached an agreement in principle in a framework of measures aimed at implementing the significant consensus reached by the two heads of state during their telephone communication on June 5,” added CCTV, referring to the recent conversation between Si Jinning.
Rare land, mainly used in smart mobile phones or electric vehicles batteries, a key supplier of which is China worldwide, have been at the center of talks in London, with the US accusing Beijing to slow down their export.