A flag stall on the Yiwu Wholesale Market in Zhejiang province, China, on Could 10, 2019.
Aly Tune | Reuters
BEIJING — China emphasised the necessity for larger cooperation with the U.S. a day after it grew to become clear President-elect Donald Trump would turn into the subsequent president of the US.
“The Chinese language facet is keen, on the idea of mutual respect, peaceable coexistence and win-win cooperation, to extend communication with the U.S., increase cooperation and resolve variations,” He Yongqian, spokesperson at China’s Ministry of Commerce, informed reporters Thursday in Mandarin, translated by CNBC.
She was responding to a query about China’s views and deliberate countermeasures given the potential for elevated U.S. tariffs and restrictions on high-end tech.
“Collectively [we can] push China-U.S. financial and commerce relations towards a secure, wholesome and sustainable route, for the advantage of each international locations and the world,” the commerce spokesperson mentioned.
Her feedback echoed these of Chinese language President Xi Jinping, who earlier within the day famous the advantages of bilateral cooperation in a congratulatory message to Trump, in keeping with a Ministry of International Affairs readout.
Washington turned harder on Beijing beneath Trump’s first four-year time period that started in 2017. Whereas campaigning this 12 months for his second time period, the president-elect threatened further tariffs on Chinese language items.
