China, U.S. should resume timely communication on trade: China Adviser

06/11/2020

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Mark Heinrich|Yawen Chen|Kevin Yao

BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States should resume timely communication on trade and other issues, an adviser to the Chinese cabinet said on Thursday, stressing that the world’s two biggest economies are too intertwined to be decoupled.

The coronavirus pandemic has worsened already poor relations between Beijing and Washington, with accusations from the Trump administration of a Chinese cover-up and delayed release of information about the outbreak.

“China and the United States should communicate on key issues, and the scope of communication should go back to normal, not just on trade issues,” Zhu Guangyao, a cabinet adviser and former vice finance minister, told a briefing in Beijing. “We should resume strategic communication at various levels, including politics, diplomacy and economy.”

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