WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said he hoped for a "series of robust outcomes" from high level talks with China that conclude on Wednesday.
Kirk made the comment at the start of a plenary meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, which is led on the Chinese side by Vice Premier Wang Qishan.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke also sounded an upbeat note, saying he expected the two-day meeting to set the stage for a successful visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to Washington in January. (Reporting by Doug Palmer and Paul Eckert; editing by Mohammad Zargham)