Chinese Vice Premier Liu He co-chaired the ninth round of high-level China-US economic and trade consultations in Washington with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin from May 3 to 5.

The two sides discussed the text of agreements on technology transfer, intellectual property protection, non-tariff measures, services, agriculture, trade balance and implementation mechanism, and made new progress, according to Xinhua.

The two sides decided to further discuss the remaining issues through various effective ways.