The Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduces the relevant situation of US Secretary of Commerce Raymond's visit to China
On August 30th, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin presided over a regular press conference. A reporter asked, and US Commerce Secretary Raymond said that some American companies in China have told her that China is becoming less and less investable, and the risks are increasing. What is China's response to this?
Wang Wenbin stated that China has released relevant information regarding Minister Raymond's visit to China. You can refer to it. During the relevant talks and meetings, China has expressed its position on issues such as China US relations and China US economic and trade relations.
Wang Wenbin introduced that yesterday Premier Li Qiang met with Minister Raymond. During the meeting, Premier Li Qiang pointed out that the essence of China US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win. The politicization and security of economic and trade issues not only seriously affect the relationship and mutual trust between the two countries, but also harm the interests of both countries' enterprises and people, which will have a catastrophic impact on the global economy. China is the largest developing country, while the United States is the largest developed country. Both sides should strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation, reduce friction and confrontation, jointly promote world economic recovery, and address global challenges. China is willing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in the field of economic and trade with the United States, promote the healthy development of bilateral economic and trade relations, and hopes that the United States will move towards China. China actively promotes high-level opening up to the outside world, strives to create a market-oriented, legal, and internationalized first-class business environment, further relaxes market access, implements national treatment for foreign-funded enterprises, maintains and promotes fair competition, and the door to opening up to the outside world will only become wider and wider.
Premier Li Qiang also pointed out that mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation are the correct path for China US relations. He hopes that the US side will work together with China to take more practical and beneficial actions to maintain and develop China US relations.
Minister Raymond stated that the Biden administration supports China's economic development, improves people's livelihoods, has no intention of curbing China's development, does not seek to decouple from China, is willing to maintain communication with China, maintain normal economic and trade relations between the United States and China, and promote stable development of bilateral relations. The US is also willing to strengthen cooperation with China in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate change, and combating fentanyl.
Yesterday, Vice Premier of the State Council and China US economic and trade leader He Lifeng also met with Minister Raymond. The two sides had candid, pragmatic, and constructive discussions on implementing the important consensus of the China US First Bali Meeting and common economic and trade issues of concern. The Chinese side has expressed concerns about measures such as the US 301 tariff, export controls on China, and bilateral investment restrictions. Both China and the United States agree to continue communication and support pragmatic cooperation between their enterprises.
Wang Wenbin also pointed out that China has the advantages of a socialist market economy system, the demand advantage of a super large-scale market, the supply advantage of a complete industrial system, and the talent advantage of a large number of high-quality workers and entrepreneurs. It remains one of the important investment destinations in the world. The survey results of the American Chamber of Commerce in China also show that 66% of American companies in China will maintain or increase their investment in China in the next two years. We hope that the United States will implement its statements such as not seeking to decouple from China, and create a favorable environment for the healthy development of bilateral economic and trade relations.