US, China say Beijing commits to buying more American goods
May 20, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just-ended U.S.-China trade talks produced a commitment by Beijing to "significantly increase" its purchases of American goods and services, according to a joint statement Saturday from the rival economic powers trying to lower trade tensions.
They also agreed on "meaningful increases" in U.S. exports of agriculture and energy products and greater efforts to increase trade in manufactured goods and services.
The statement, however, provided no dollar amounts on how much China might boost its purchases of American products.
The statement also was silent on whether the tal...
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