China says it will strive to reach agreement with Washington

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said China will strive to reach a preliminary trade agreement with the United States. China is willing to work with the United States to solve each other's fundamental concerns on the basis of equality and mutual respect, said Gao Feng, spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. China will invite US negotiators to visit Beijing and resume trade negotiations again to reach an agreement to end the trade dispute between the two largest economies in the world.