Comments by China's commerce ministry

  • Topics of talks with US included trade and structural issues
  • Structural issues such as forced tech transfer, IP rights have made progress

This is very much a repeat of what was commented yesterday by the foreign ministry here. The official summary/remarks of the conclusion of trade talks yesterday is yet to be released by either party.

The comment on IP theft is new and that's a bit of a positive spin, though unlikely to lift markets off the lull experienced so far to start the day.