Chinese Minister of Commerce Bo Xilai and US Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez held talks in Beijing on March 28, and exchanged views on topics like 17th Sino-US Joint¹ Committee on Commerce and Trade.

　　Mr. Bo Xilai said that US had deficit² in trade with China currently, for which the US should make an objective and all-round appraisal³. US deficit to China formed through market adjustment, was the result of transfer of international industries under the background of economic globalization and indicated the economic complementarity of China and the US in international division. China had surplus in trade with US but on the other hand, the US received benefits: Chinese commodities with high quality and low price were of great benefit to US consumers, development of Sino-US trade also provided many employment opportunities for US service departments. As for Chinese export to the US, a big part attributed to US investment in China and meanwhile, US relative industries enjoyed some Chinese market share. China hoped that Sino-US trade could develop with balance, China became the export market of the US with biggest increase rate and the US should loose the restriction⁵ of Chinese hi-tech products export.

　　Mr. Bo Xilai pointed⁶ out that China attached importance to the Joint Committee to be held in the coming days and prepared well for it. China and the US were major economic and trade partners to each other and took objective and fair attitude to solve properly issues through friendly negotiation⁷ and consultation⁸ based on the principle of mutual⁹ benefit to create a favorable environment for steady development of China-US trade and economic cooperation.

　　Regarding to issues of market access and IPR protection concerned about by the US party, Mr. Bo Xilai said that since the entry into WTO, China earnestly fulfill¹⁰ the commitment, enhance the transparency of trading policies and opening-up of market. China took a series of measures to strengthen IPR protection and had outstanding effects. China strictly¹¹ stroke against illegal disc production lines to protect brands at consumption market, exhibitions and fairs, set up judicial¹² tribunals for IPR at intermediate people's court to severely¹³ punish the infringement¹⁴ and hoped that the US could completely recognize the efforts and progress made by China. IPR infringement was a global issue and existed in both China and the US, the two countries should reinforce the communication and cooperation in striking against infringement.

　　Gutierrez said that the US thought highly of the 17th Sino-US Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade. The US notified the positive measures taken by China in promotion¹⁵ of bilateral¹⁶ trade and economic relations and hoped to enhance communication and cooperation with China to prepare well for the success of the Joint Committee.

　　Chinese Vice⁴ Minister Ma Xiuhong and US Ambassador to China. Mr. Randt took part in the talks

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