Raimondo speaks with China’s commerce minister, US Commerce Dept says

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(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo spoke with China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Tuesday and discussed last month’s meeting of a bilateral working group for commercial issues, the U.S. Commerce Department said.

Raimondo also spoke about ongoing concerns from the U.S. business community, the department said in a statement, adding that the two sides agreed to maintain an open channel of communication in the coming months.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; editing by Susan Heavey)