Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on November 13, 2018

     一、应马尔代夫共和国政府邀请，国家主席习近平特使、文化和旅游部部长雒树刚将于11月15日至19日赴马尔代夫出席马新任总统萨利赫就职典礼。

     二、中共中央政治局委员、中央书记处书记、中央政法委书记郭声琨将于11月14日至19日应邀赴俄罗斯举行中俄执法安全合作机制第五次会议并访问匈牙利。

At the invitation of the government of the Republic of Maldives, President Xi Jinping's Special Envoy and Minister of Culture and Tourism Luo Shugang will travel to the Maldives for the inauguration ceremony of new Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih from November 15 to 19.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat, and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee under the CPC Central Committee Guo Shengkun will travel to Russia for the 5th meeting of the China-Russia Law-enforcement and Security Cooperation Mechanism and visit Hungary upon invitation from November 14 to 19.

　　问：你能否确认中国国务院副总理刘鹤上周五与美国财长姆努钦通了电话？有消息称刘副总理准备赴华盛顿与美方进行经贸谈判，你能否证实？

　　答：我可以向你确认的是，前不久，习近平主席与特朗普总统通了电话，双方都同意两国经济团队要加强接触，就双方关切的问题开展磋商，推动中美经贸问题达成一个双方都能接受的方案。

　　至于双方经济团队接触的具体情况，请你向中国商务部门询问。

Q: Can you confirm that Vice Premier Liu He and US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin spoke by telephone on Friday? Is it true that Vice Premier Liu He is preparing to go to Washington soon for more trade talks?

A: What I can confirm for you is that not long ago, President Xi Jinping and President Trump had a telephone conversation, during which the two leaders agreed that the economic teams from the two countries should increase engagement and conduct consultations on issues of mutual concern so as to seek a solution that can be accepted by both sides on China-US trade issues.

Regarding the specifics on the contacts between the economic teams from the two sides, I would like to refer you to the Commerce Ministry.

　　问：联合国人权理事会国别人权审查工作组近日通过了中国参加第三轮国别人权审议的报告。你对这次审议有何评论?

　　答：我们之前已经介绍过中国参加联合国人权理事会第三轮国别人权审议的情况，外交部副部长乐玉成、部长助理张军已分别就此接受了媒体采访。

Q: The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group of the UN Human Rights Council recently adopted China's report for its 3rd cycle of the UPR. What is your comment?

A: Previously we briefed you on China's participation in the 3rd cycle of the UPR of the UN Human Rights Council. Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng and Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Jun were interviewed separately by the media on this review.