US, China move forward in implementing trade deal

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The U.S. and China are making progress towards implementing the phase one trade deal that was agreed to earlier this year.

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A number of U.S. agriculture products, including blueberries, avocados and barley are now available for export to China, the Department of Agriculture and U.S. Trade Representative said Thursday.

“China has worked with the United States to implement measures that will provide greater access for U.S. producers and exporters to China’s growing food and agricultural markets,” U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement.

The announcement comes as tensions have flared in recent weeks as the U.S. criticized Beijing’s initial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was first identified in Wuhan, China, and has since infected nearly 4.9 million people worldwide.

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