China looks to deepen cooperation with US in coal sector: Commerce Ministry

Beijing, Sep 28 (Sputnik/UNI) Beijing aims to deepen cooperation with Washington in the coal sector, including by increasing supplies of US coal in the coming years, China's Ministry of Commerce said. Following earlier trade and economic consultations, China and the US agreed to include US coal imports within the framework of mutual tariff reductions, the ministry said. "Economic and trade delegations from China and the US reached a consensus that Chinese tariffs on coal imports from the US will be included in the framework of mutual tariff reductions based on a '$30 billion for $30 billion' principle," the ministry's statement…