"In the early hours of Friday, China and the United States held telephone talks on the level of deputy ministers, during which they confirmed that the US delegation will arrive in China on January 7-8," the ministry said in a statement.
The Commerce Ministry confirmed that Gerrish would lead the US delegation at the talks. "The US and Chinese working groups [on trade and economic issues] will hold constructive talks on the implementation of important agreements, reached by the leaders of the two countries during their Argentina meeting," the ministry said.
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