The American business community generally welcomed the latest round of US-China trade talks, but it highlighted the absence of agreement over a concrete way of ensuring that Beijing delivers on its promises, a much tougher challenge for the future.
Implementation of any deal must be "subject to ongoing verification and effective enforcement", a point raised by the US delegation during the talks, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said in a statement on Wednesday.
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