US's Mnuchin says hopes to make substantial progress in trade talks with China

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on April 30 that he hopes to make substantial progress in upcoming rounds of trade talks with Chinese negotiators.

US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, with trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing, China, February, 2019. (File photo: Reuters)
US Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, with trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Beijing, China, February, 2019. (File photo: Reuters)

"We're looking forward to productive discussions over the next few days," Mnuchin told reporters at a hotel in the Chinese capital Beijing where talks are scheduled for this week.

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will go to Washington for another round of talks scheduled for next week.

Reuters