BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have maintained close economic and trade communication at multiple levels, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Spokesperson He Yongqian made the remarks at a regular press briefing when responding to a question about whether the U.S. commerce secretary and other senior U.S. trade officials would meet with Chinese negotiators in early August.

Since May this year, guided by the consensus reached between the heads of state of China and the United States, the economic and trade teams of both countries have held high-level trade talks in Geneva and London, establishing a consensus in Geneva and a framework in London, the spokesperson said, adding that the teams have been working to implement these outcomes, which have stabilized bilateral trade relations.

It is hoped that the United States will work with China in the same direction, adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, and make good use of the China-U.S. economic and trade consultation mechanism while continuing to strengthen dialogue and communication, said the spokesperson.

The spokesperson also called on the U.S. side to take concrete actions to uphold and implement the important consensus reached between the two heads of state during their recent phone talks, with the aim of promoting stable, healthy, sustainable China-U.S. economic and trade relations, and of injecting more certainty and stability into global economic development. Enditem