BEIJING — Vice-Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-US comprehensive economic dialogue, held a phone conversation with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on the morning of May 27.

The two sides held candid, practical and constructive exchanges in the spirit of equality and mutual respect.

The two sides agreed that developing bilateral trade is very important, exchanged views on each other's concerns, and consented to continue to maintain communication.