国内英语资讯:First China-U.S. Comprehensive Economic Dialogue sees some positive outcomes_时事

国内英语资讯:First China-U.S. Comprehensive Economic Dialogue sees some positive outcomes

On the CED, the two countries agreed to create a more open investment environment in their respective territories.

There are growing calls from the U.S. and Chinese business communities to sign the investment treaty as soon as possible, Chinese Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao said Wednesday.

The two countries also pledged to relax export controls and protect intellectual property rights.

"If the United States were to liberalize its export barriers against China to the same level as those applicable to Brazil or France, the U.S. trade deficit with China would narrow by up to 24 percent and 34 percent respectively," Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang quoted an article published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace when delivering a speech at a China-U.S. business luncheon on Tuesday in Washington.

On agriculture, the two countries have reached an agreement on inspection and quarantine protocols for U.S. rice exports to China, said the statement.

According to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. rice exports to China can begin following the completion of an audit of U.S. rice facilities by China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. It will be the first time for the United States to export rice to China, said the department.

China and the United States exchanged views on issues such as the removal of the ban on Chinese and U.S. poultry products on a reciprocal basis and the export of China's dairy products and aquatic products to the United States.