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 instructed reporters Friday, forward of an anticipated assembly between the presidents of each international locations on Oct. 30.
“Normal Secretary Xi Jinping has burdened that dialogue and cooperation are the one proper selection for China and the U.S.,” Wang stated in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. “China, as a accountable massive nation, has all the time opposed decoupling and ‘breaking the chain,’ [while] adhering to international provide chain safety and security.”
Wang stated that either side can discover methods to handle the problems they’ve with one another “on the idea of mutual respect.” The 2 international locations, he added, can “discover the precise path for getting alongside, for the wholesome, steady and sustainable growth 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 satisfy 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 growth objectives, which ended Thursday.
On the similar press briefing, Han Wenxiu, a senior official throughout the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Celebration, stated China should “attempt to attain main breakthroughs” in new tech drivers, whereas selling consumption and accelerating the development of a brand new power system.
“Relations between massive international locations affect the worldwide state of affairs, and modifications within the worldwide state of affairs deeply affect China’s home growth,” stated Han, who’s the manager deputy director of the central committee’s monetary and financial affairs workplace.
