China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao spoke alongside different senior officers at a press convention on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.
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BEIJING — The U.S. and China can nonetheless discover methods to work collectively, Chinese language Commerce Minister Wang Wentao advised reporters Friday, forward of an anticipated assembly between the presidents of each international locations on Oct. 30.
“Normal Secretary Xi Jinping has careworn that dialogue and cooperation are the one proper alternative for China and the U.S.,” Wang stated in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. “China, as a accountable large nation, has all the time opposed decoupling and ‘breaking the chain,’ [while] adhering to world provide chain safety and security.”
Wang stated that each side can discover methods to deal with the problems they’ve with one another “on the premise of mutual respect.” The 2 international locations, he added, can “discover the fitting path for getting alongside, for the wholesome, steady and sustainable improvement of China-U.S. relations.”
Whereas China has not but formally confirmed a gathering, the White Home stated in a single day that U.S. President Donald Trump and Xi are anticipated to fulfill on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation summit in South Korea subsequent Thursday.
Beijing has stated Vice Minister He Lifeng would journey to Malaysia from Friday to Monday for commerce talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Commerce Minister Wang was talking Friday throughout a press convention following the “Fourth Plenum,” a high-level assembly to debate five-year improvement targets, which ended Thursday.
On the identical press briefing, Han Wenxiu, a senior official throughout the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Get together, stated China should “try to attain main breakthroughs” in new tech drivers, whereas selling consumption and accelerating the development of a brand new power system.
“Relations between large international locations affect the worldwide scenario, and adjustments within the worldwide scenario deeply influence China’s home improvement,” stated Han, who’s the manager deputy director of the central committee’s monetary and financial affairs workplace.
