matthew chance, cnn, moscow. secretary of commerce begins a second day of talks in beijing this morning. the latest step toward calming tensions between the two biggest world economies. gina raimondo says they have agreed to exchange information about export control policies and advanced technology as a pathway to rebuilding connections. steven jiang is joining us live from beijing. this comes after the u.s. restrictions last year on china bound exports of semi conductors and equipment. but what do the latest steps mean for the two countries moving forward? >> reporter: yeah, omar, this means now they have a new platform that will allow u.s. officials to explain their export control decisions to their chinese counterparts, first such meeting actually taking place today at the chinese commerce ministry. but the new mechanism itself very much pointing to the contradictory nation of secretary ray m raimondo's miss.