May 7, 2025

Recently, US senior officials frequently released signals to adjust tariffs and actively sent information to the Chinese side through multiple channels, expressing intention to start talk on tariff-related issues with China. The Chinese side has conducted careful evaluation of these communications. With full consideration of the expectations across the world, the interests of the Chinese side, and the call from US business community and consumers, the Chinese side decides to agree to engage with the US side, a spokesperson of China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Wednesday.

The MOFCOM spokesperson made the remarks after the Foreign Ministry announced on the same day that at the invitation of the government of Switzerland, from May 9 to 12, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng will visit Switzerland. During his visit to Switzerland, Vice Premier He, as the Chinese lead person for China-US economic and trade affairs, will have a meeting with the US lead person Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Since the inauguration of the new US administration, they have taken a series of unilateral and unreasonable tariff measures. These moves have severely disrupted China-US economic and trade relations, destabilized international economic and trade order, and posed grave challenges to global economic recovery and growth. To safeguard its legitimate rights and interests, China has adopted firm and resolute countermeasures, the MOFCOM spokesperson said.

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