<p class="title">China's Foreign Ministry, when asked about the trade deal with the United States, said it is committed to resolving the issues but the deal must be mutually beneficial.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments on Friday at a daily briefing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The United States and China are coming up against a natural deadline on Dec. 15 when a tariff hike will come into effect.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Washington has set its terms for the first part of the so-called "phased deal", offering to suspend some tariffs on Chinese goods and cut others in exchange for Beijing buying more American farm goods, U.S. sources have said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Beijing has so far remained silent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying.(Photo by DH)</p>
<p class="title">China's Foreign Ministry, when asked about the trade deal with the United States, said it is committed to resolving the issues but the deal must be mutually beneficial.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comments on Friday at a daily briefing.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The United States and China are coming up against a natural deadline on Dec. 15 when a tariff hike will come into effect.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Washington has set its terms for the first part of the so-called "phased deal", offering to suspend some tariffs on Chinese goods and cut others in exchange for Beijing buying more American farm goods, U.S. sources have said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Beijing has so far remained silent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">China's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying.(Photo by DH)</p>