BEIJING, Aug 28, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - China and the United States on Monday agreed to set up a working group to "seek solutions on trade and investment issues and to advance US commercial interests in China," Washington's Department of Commerce said.

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao agreed at a meeting in Beijing that "the working group will meet twice annually at the Vice Minister level, with the US hosting the first meeting in early 2024," according to a readout from Washington.