00:00Chinese Vice Premier Hillary Phan will travel to South Korea next Wednesday to hold economic and
00:05trade talks with the United States ahead of the announced visit of U.S. President Trump to China
00:10this week. China's Ministry of Commerce reported that the trip was agreed upon by both sides and
00:17that he, Beijing's chief economic interlocutor with Washington, will travel to South Korea
00:24this Tuesday. According to the statement, the parties will be guided by the important consensus
00:30reached by Trump and Xi Jinping during their meeting in the South Korean city of Busan last
00:36October, as well as in their previous phone calls, and will hold consultations on economic and trade
00:42issues of common interests. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Peasant will attend the meeting in South
00:47Korea, which will take place on the eve of Donald Trump's visit to China, scheduled by the White
00:53House for May 13th to the 15th.
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