Chinese vice premier holds video call with U.S. treasury secretary, trade representative

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also Chinese lead person for China-U.S. economic and trade affairs, held a video call on Friday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

The two sides had an in-depth and constructive exchange on implementing the important consensus reached between the heads of state of China and the United States during their meeting in Busan, the Republic of Korea, and during their phone conversation on Nov. 24. They also discussed practical cooperation for the next stage and properly addressing mutual concerns in the economic and trade fields.

Both sides positively evaluated the implementation of the outcomes of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultations in Kuala Lumpur. They expressed their commitment to continue leveraging the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, to steadily expand the list of cooperation and reduce the list of issues, and to promote the sustained and stable development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations.

Chinese vice premier holds video call with U.S. treasury secretary, trade representative

Chinese vice premier holds video call with U.S. treasury secretary, trade representative

Chinese vice premier holds video call with U.S. treasury secretary, trade representative

Chinese vice premier holds video call with U.S. treasury secretary, trade representative

Chinese vice premier holds video call with U.S. treasury secretary, trade representative

China's domestically produced large passenger aircraft, the C919, has begun flying a new route linking Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong Province, with Wenzhou, a major economic city in east China's Zhejiang Province, according to the route's operator, China Southern Airlines. Monday's launch of the Guangzhou–Wenzhou service marks the regular deployment of the C919 on passenger flights between the two cities. China Southern Airlines plans to operate two round-trip flights daily on the route.

The C919 is a narrow-body passenger jet with a maximum capacity of 192 seats. It is China's first self-developed trunk jetliner, built to international airworthiness standards and featuring independently registered intellectual property rights.

China Southern Airlines, the country's largest carrier, has taken delivery of 10 C919 aircraft. As of Monday, its C919 fleet had operated more than 8,300 flights, carrying over 1.13 million passengers and serving 21 destinations.

China's homegrown C919 aircraft launches new domestic air route