September 16, 2025

The Chinese and US delegations engaged in candid, in-depth and constructive communication on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, including TikTok, a senior Chinese official said in Madrid on Monday, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.

The two sides fully recognize that a stable China-US economic and trade relationship is of great significance to both countries and also has a major impact on global economic stability and development, said Li Chenggang, China international trade representative with the Ministry of Commerce and vice minister of commerce, at a briefing.

Regarding the TikTok issue, China has always opposed politicization, instrumentalization and weaponization of technology and economic-trade matters and will never seek to reach any agreement at the expense of principles, interests of companies, or international fairness and justice, Li said.

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