China said Thursday it is prepared to keep working with the United States on trade issues after the two sides held economic consultations in South Korea.
Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yongqian made the remarks at a regular press briefing, saying China is ready to keep expanding areas of cooperation while working through the frictions that have long complicated the relationship.
The talks took place in the Republic of Korea — a setting that itself carried some diplomatic weight, and were framed by Beijing as flowing from earlier agreements between the two heads of state.
He described the discussions as grounded in mutual respect and what Chinese officials routinely call “win-win cooperation,” though the phrasing signals a posture more than a policy shift.
Both sides, He said, had “candid, in-depth and constructive” exchanges — diplomatic language that in practice can mean anything from genuine progress to polite disagreement.
China is prepared to work with the U.S. “in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit,” He said, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Beijing offered no specifics on any deals struck or concessions made. But it signaled that Beijing wants to keep trade discussions moving.
China and the United States continue to face long-running disagreements over economic policy and wider bilateral issues.
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