Chinese trade negotiators will head to US for trade talks after National Day holiday
- Key team member Wang Shouwen says last week’s talks in Washington were ‘constructive’ and calls for situation to be handled with mutual respect
- Commerce Minister Zhong Shan acknowledges some companies in China are feeling the impact of trade frictions with the US
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He will lead a delegation to Washington for a new round of high-stakes trade talks in the week following the National Day holiday, the commerce ministry said on Sunday.
Wang Shouwen, vice-commerce minister and a key member of China’s trade negotiation team, also said the deputy ministerial-level talks in Washington last week were “constructive” and called for the situation to be handled with mutual respect and calm heads.
“We hope, in the 13th round of trade negotiations, both countries can meet each other halfway based on equality and mutual respect, and can take care of each other’s concerns, to resolve conflict through discussion in a calm and rational manner,” Wang said.
China would continue to open up to foreign investors, he said, and policies to attract foreign capital and protect the interests of foreign companies operating in the country were “genuine and sincere” and would not change.
