China, US sign 14 agreements

2007-12-11 01:21:22 Xinhua English

US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, (L) toasts Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, (R) during a lunch at the 18th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade held at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, December 11, 2007. (AFP Photo)

BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese and the U.S. delegations to the 18th Sino-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade signed 14 cooperative agreements and memoranda Tuesday at the conclusion of the meeting.

These agreements and memoranda involve tourism, trade, medical equipment, food and feed safety, alcohol and tobacco, biofuel and bio-energy, agricultural technologies, AIDS prevention, environmental protection technology and financial supervision.

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