BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States need to move in the same direction, adhere to mutual benefit and win-win results and promote the continued, steady development and improvement of China-U.S. economic and trade ties, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

Guo made the remarks at a regular news briefing when answering a question about China's purchases of agricultural goods from the United States.

Maintaining the steady development of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is in the interest of both countries and peoples, and conducive to global economic growth, Guo said.