China, US should handle economic, trade frictions to boost ties: Chinese Minister
By ANIThursday, March 25, 2010
WASHINGTON - Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan reckons that economic and trade frictions between China and the United States should be handled appropriately for the healthy and steady development of bilateral ties.
“As long as the two sides stick to a strategic and long-term approach to our economic and trade ties and appropriately handle trade frictions through communication and consultation, we can find common grounds and shelf differences and constantly further the bilateral economic and trade relations,” Xinhua news agency quoted Shan, as saying.
Shan further noted that given the large scale, broad scope and rapid development of the bilateral ties between the two counties, they would also have to face some challenges.
“For the moment, the biggest challenge facing the China-US economic and trade relationship is trade protectionism and the politicising of our economic and trade issues,” Shan said.
“We hope that China and the US can treat each other as partners instead of rivals,” he added. (ANI)
