China's top trade official told US representatives that Beijing wants to enhance economic cooperation between the two nations. The conversation took place during a World Trade Organization gathering in Cameroon this week.
China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao has expressed his country’s interest in enhancing economic partnerships with the United States during discussions with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, according to an official statement from China’s Commerce Ministry.
The conversation took place Thursday at a World Trade Organization conference in Cameroon, ministry officials reported.
During the meeting, Wang emphasized that economic and commercial relationships should serve as the foundation of US-China relations, stating that both nations must “properly handle the relationship between competition and cooperation.”
The Chinese minister advocated for enhanced mutually beneficial partnerships while urging both countries to “avoid vicious competition” and work together to “look forward” toward establishing healthy and stable bilateral trade relationships.
Wang also voiced “serious concern” about America’s Section 301 trade investigations targeting multiple countries, including China.
Earlier this month, the US Trade Representative’s office announced it had launched a new round of Section 301 investigations examining unfair trade practices across 60 nations, focusing on what officials described as inadequate responses to forced labor issues.