<span style="color: #222222;">China's commerce ministry has said that top Chinese and US trade negotiators have reached consensus on principles. <br />''<br />''In a statement, the ministry said that Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a phone call with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on Friday. <br />''<br />''The statement said that they have conducted serious constructive discussions on properly addressing their core concerns and reached consensus on principles.<br />''<br />'' China and the US have exchanged blows for over a year with tariffs now impacting hundreds of billions of dollars in two-way trade.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />