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BEIJING, May 20-- The trade consultations between China and the United States in Washington D.C. are in line with the interests of not only both countries, but the whole world, analysts said. Calling the visit to the United States "positive, pragmatic, constructive and productive," Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, special envoy of President Xi Jinping, said Saturday that both sides have agreed not to launch a trade war and to stop slapping tariffs against each other - the most remarkable fruits from the consultations. The two countries issued a joint statement on Saturday on the trade consultations, saying both sides have agreed to take effective measures to substantially decrease the U.S. trade deficit in goods with China, meaningfully increase U.S. agriculture and energy exports, and strengthen cooperation on intellectual property protection, among others. Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive economic dialogue, led the Chinese delegation and arrived in Washington D.C. on Tuesday for the consultations at the invitation of the U.S. government. The fundamental reason behind the positive outcomes is "the needs of the two peoples and the whole world," Liu said in an interview. "Apparently, joint efforts of both nations...successfully avoided a lose-lose result," said Zhang Yuyan, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. | 
