Sino-US Joint Commission on Commerce and trade held in Washington in this month

--Washington, 1 Dec (reporter Peter NG before) United States Department of Commerce announced on 1 may, 21st in the Joint Commission on Commerce and will be held on 14 and 15, in Washington, United States Department of Commerce Secretary Locke, trade representatives and Kirk would Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan to co-chair this meeting, the United States Department of Agriculture Minister Tom Sark · Ville will also participate in the dialogue.

Locke in the day of publication of the statement: u.s.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and trade as a two-State solution key trade issues provides important opportunities, including intellectual property rights, government procurement and innovation policy. This year, we will actively promote and Chinese contacts at all levels of Government, and look forward to these efforts to achieve real progress.

"U.s.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and trade is our trade relations with China an important mechanism for" Kirk said in a statement: "mature trading relationship requires us to use all means to address the challenges we face, to ensure that we have with China trade benefits is the United States by the workers, peasants, small businesses need. ”

United States Department of Commerce, at the current session of the Joint Commission on Commerce and trade, the two countries ' officials will evaluate several working groups in a wide range of trade issues progress achieved in the fields of intellectual property, telecommunications, agriculture, medical equipment, medicine, tourism, etc.

According to the United States Department of Commerce, the United States for 2009 China is the largest importer, is also the third largest export market in the United States. Last year, the United States exports to China's merchandise total of $ 690 billion, an increase of more than 2000 more than three times.

Joint Commission on Commerce and trade, started in 1983, known as Sino-US trade friction "fire extinguishers". Since its inception, to enhance mutual understanding between the two countries, promoting and strengthening bilateral economic and trade fields of mutually beneficial cooperation, maintain and promote bilateral economic and trade relations of stable and healthy development play an important role. The end of 2003, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited the United States, the two leaders agreed to enhance Sino-US Joint Commission on Commerce and the level of the meeting, the Presidency by the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister, the President of the United States the President of the Chinese side by the Minister of Commerce and trade representatives, Board meeting upgrade as between the two countries, the highest level of bilateral economic and trade negotiation mechanism.