A flag stall at the Yiwu wholesale market in Zhejiang Province, China, on May 10, 2019.
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BEIJING – China stressed the need for greater cooperation with the United States, a day after it became clear that President-elect Donald Trump would become the next president of the United States.
“China is willing to strengthen communication, expand cooperation and resolve differences with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation,” He Yongqian, spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, told reporters on Thursday, Mandarin, translated by CNBC.
She was responding to a question about China’s views and planned countermeasures in light of the possibility of higher U.S. tariffs and restrictions on high-end technology.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce said: “We can jointly promote the development of China-US economic and trade relations in a stable, healthy and sustainable direction, benefiting both countries and the world.”
Her comments echoed those of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who earlier in the day noted the benefits of bilateral cooperation In a congratulatory letter to Trumpaccording to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During Trump’s first four-year term, which began in 2017, Washington became tougher on Beijing. Increase tariffs on Chinese goods.
