US Treasury Department confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the US and China held the first meeting of the economic working group, which serves as a channel to discuss bilateral economic policy matters.

The Treasury Department said that the US and Chinese delegations met virtually and had a productive and substantive discussion on domestic and global macroeconomic developments.

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