UN welcomes high-level dialogues between China, U.S.: spokesperson

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations welcomes high-level dialogues between China and the United States, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.

"We welcome and encourage high-level dialogues between the world's two largest economies because their economic relationship has an impact on the global economy," Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, said at a daily briefing, in response to a question on the two-day trade talks between China and the United States in Madrid, Spain, from Sunday to Monday.

The Chinese and U.S. delegations engaged in candid, in-depth and constructive communication based on mutual respect and equal consultation regarding economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including TikTok, a senior Chinese official said on Monday.

The two sides fully recognized that a stable China-U.S. economic and trade relationship is of great significance to both countries and also has a major impact on global economic stability and development, said Li Chenggang, China international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce and vice minister of commerce, at a briefing.