US pushes China for monthly meetings to enforce trade deal

Lighthizer to visit Japan as early as March to begin new talks

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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on U.S.-China trade in Washington on Feb. 27. © Reuters

TAISEI HOYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and China should meet once a month to ensure the enforcement of any trade agreement they reach, the top American trade negotiator said Wednesday, stressing Beijing's commitment to structural change as a prerequisite to a deal.

"This administration is pressing for significant structural changes that would allow for a more level playing field, especially when it comes to issues of intellectual property rights and technology transfers," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a congressional hearing.

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