China said it maintains continuous dialogue with the United States at different levels and works to manage differences and preserve the stability of bilateral trade relations. According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, after the meeting between the leaders of the two countries held in Busan, the two parties remained in contact through the economic and trade consultation mechanism, with the aim of implementing the consensus reached at the summit and in subsequent rounds of negotiations.
According to the ministry, Beijing is willing to advance communication with Washington based on the principles of “mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation”, seeking an economic and commercial relationship that is “stable, healthy and sustainable”.
Chinese authorities highlighted that recent experience demonstrates that differences can be addressed through dialogue on equal terms, avoiding escalations and uncertainties for the global economy. The government emphasized that adequate dispute management and the effective use of institutional consultation channels are essential to provide predictability to trade and investment flows between the world’s two largest economies.
This discourse in defense of dialogue and economic cooperation is also reflected in China’s stance towards other partners. In the case of Finland, in a parallel statement, the Ministry of Commerce highlighted that the two countries maintain a solid economic relationship, under the strategic guidance of their leaders. In 2025, bilateral trade exceeded US$8 billion, while the stock of two-way investments exceeded US$23 billion.
During Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s visit to China, authorities and businesspeople from both sides participated in the sixth meeting of the Committee for Cooperation between Innovative Companies, in Beijing, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding and several commercial agreements, signaling the intention to deepen cooperation in areas such as innovation, clean energy and the digital economy.
