At the request of the American side, China and the United States began on Saturday a high level meeting on economic and commercial matters in Geneva, Switzerland. China decided to make contacts with the United States side after taking into account global expectations, national interests and appeals of the United States companies and consumers.
China has strong resistance and broad policy tools to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests. You are ready to work with the international community to jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism, protectionism and economic coercion.
Whether the road meets negotiation or confrontation, one thing is clear: China’s determination to safeguard their development interests is unwavering, and its position to maintain the global economic and commercial order remains unwavering.
The reckless abuse of tariffs of the United States has flagrantly contraveted the rules of the World Trade Organization and destabilized the global economic order. Far from fulfilling any legitimate purpose, these punitive duties represent a deliberate attempt to fly the multilateral commercial system, which inflicts damage to the legitimate interests of countries around the world.
Beijing is ready to work with the international community to jointly oppose all forms of unilateralism and protectionism.
For the United States, its offensive rate is equivalent to economic self -harm: although it cannot cure underlying structural problems, it has caused the volatility of the financial market, fed internal inflation, eroded industrial capacity and increased the risk of recession.
As the two largest economies in the world, China and the United States share a deep participation to guarantee the strength and stability of their commercial ties. The academic and business communities of the United States have constantly emphasized that international trade is not a zero sum game, but must encourage mutual benefit and shared success. American policy formulators must pay attention to these rational and objective voices, and take concrete measures to restore the commercial relations of China-states united to a healthy and stable growth path.
Given the growing calls to economic stability, the decision to sit for negotiations represents a positive and necessary step to solve disagreements and avoid greater escalation. But as China has constantly emphasized, significant dialogue can only proceed on the basis of mutual respect, the same consultation and mutual benefit.
If Washington is really committed to solving commercial frictions through dialogue, you must first face the damage that its policies driven by the rate have inflicted not only in the global commercial system, but also in their own economy and citizens.
It must honor the rules of established international trade and adhere to the principles of equity and justice. Conversations should never be a pretext for continuous coercion or extortion, and China will firmly reject any proposal that compromises the central principles or undermines the broader cause of global equity.
Faced with American protectionism and economic harassment, China has deployed decisive countermeasures and multilateral support gathered through the United Nations and other global forums to amplify the call to justice. China’s actions defend not only their own legitimate development rights but also the shared interests of the international community in general, particularly the smallest and developing nations.
China has taken note that some economies are also dedicated to negotiations with the United States. It should be emphasized that appeasement cannot ensure peace, nor can commitment to gain respect. Maintain positions of principles and defend equity and justice remain the correct way to safeguard one legitimate interests.
Basically, this is not just a commercial dispute: it is an encounter between two fundamentally different visions in this era of economic globalization: one rooted in the opening, cooperation and shared growth; the other driven by confrontation, exclusion and zero sum mentality.
Conversations in Swiss mark a crucial step to solve the problem. However, its final resolution requires sufficient strategic patience and perseverance, as well as the firm support of the international community to justice. China entered Geneva conversations with confidence in its solid economic foundations. Its economy grew by 5.4 percent year -on -year in the first quarter of 2025; In 2024, its imports and total exports of goods exceeded 43 billion yuan (approximately 5.94 billion US dollars), with a more diversified set of commercial partners and a better export composition.
Meanwhile, policy innovation and market vitality are working together: the new fiscal and monetary measures, ranging from interest rate cuts to objective support for innovation and social welfare, have further reinforced the perspectives of growth and strengthened China’s capacity to resist external shocks.
At a time when globalization is under tension and protectionism is increasing, China has chosen not to enclose. On the other hand, it has doubled when opening, advancing in the liberalization of trade and investment with a renewed determination and creating opportunities for shared development worldwide.
China’s position is clear: it doesn’t matter how the global panorama changes, it will continue to open, using the reliability of its own development to help compensate for the uncertainties facing the world in general.
Commercial wars and rates battles do not produce winners. A stable and constructive relationship of China-United States serves the interests of nations and the world in general. It is through the sustained dialogue, the responsible management of the differences and the deepest cooperation of winning between the two largest economies in the world that the global economy can gain the trust and impulse that urgently needs.
Posted in Dawn, May 12, 2025
