China, US to secure economic, trade talks outcomes based on leaders' consensus: spokesman

China and the U.S. will secure economic and trade consultation outcomes and their effective implementation based on common understandings reached between the heads of state of the two countries, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.

Guo Jiakun, the spokesman, made the statement at a press conference in Beijing in response to a question on China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation.

"The competent Chinese authorities have elaborated on the preliminary outcomes of the latest China-U.S. economic and trade consultations. During U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to China, the heads of state of China and the U.S. had in-depth discussions on China-U.S. economic and trade ties, pointing out the direction and providing safeguards for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries," Guo said.

"Acting on the common understandings and direction agreed upon by the two heads of state, China and the U.S. will secure relevant outcomes as soon as possible and realize effective implementation, to inject more certainty and stability into the next stage of China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation and the world economy," said the spokesman.

Trump paid a state visit to China from May 13 to 15.

China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday elaborated on the preliminary outcomes of the recently held China-U.S. economic and trade consultations, covering issues including tariffs, agricultural trade, rare earth export controls and aircraft trade.

China, US to secure economic, trade talks outcomes based on leaders' consensus: spokesman

The U.S. Department of War announced on Tuesday that it has reduced the total number of Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) assigned to Europe from four to three, returning to the levels seen in 2021.

This decision was the result of a comprehensive, multi-layered process focused on U.S. force posture in Europe, and it results in a temporary delay in the deployment of U.S. forces to Poland, the statement said.

Speaking at a White House press briefing the same day, Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back against media reports that the government had canceled a plan this month to send more than 4,000 troops to Poland, referring to the move as "just a standard delay in rotation" that is aimed at encouraging Europe to "take more ownership over its own territorial integrity."

In a May 2 interview, President Trump said the United States intends to "cut way down" its troop numbers in Germany, describing reductions that would go "a lot further" than the 5,000 personnel the Pentagon had announced a day earlier. Critics argued that the withdrawals are meant to punish NATO allies that did not join the U.S. military operations against Iran.

U.S. Department of War reduces Brigade Combat Teams in Europe