Ministry of Commerce: China is willing to work with the United States to continuously expand the list of cooperation

Beijing, May 14th (Xinhua) -- On May 13th local time, He Yongqian, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, stated at a regular press conference that the Chinese leader in Sino US economic and trade relations and Vice Premier of the State Council, He Lifeng, held economic and trade consultations in South Korea with the American leader and US Secretary of the Treasury, Bessent. Guided by the important consensus of the two heads of state and adhering to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, the two sides had frank, in-depth, and constructive exchanges on resolving economic and trade issues of mutual concern and further expanding pragmatic cooperation. Next, China is willing to work with the United States to continuously expand the list of cooperation and compress the list of issues based on the principles of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, in order to promote the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China US economic and trade relations.