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BEIJING, Dec 23 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry said on Friday that deepening commercial cooperation with the United States will not change when leadership in Washington does.

Shen Danyang, the spokesman for the ministry, told a news briefing that the U.S. government will continue to see mutual benefits from trade with China.

On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will succeed Barack Obama as U.S. president.

(Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Richard Borsuk)