[Vice Minister of Commerce Ling Ji held economic and trade consultations with Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, Redonne] On September 3, Ling Ji, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative for International Trade Negotiations, led the Chinese team from August 31 to September 2 to conduct economic and trade consultations with the European team led by Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, Redonne, in Beijing to prepare for the second meeting of the China-EU Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism.