China Urges U.S. to Preserve Trade Progress

The Chinese government requests the United States to preserve the current fragile trade peace through continued cooperation because recent agreements remain fragile without sustained joint efforts.

China’s commerce ministry issued a statement on Friday to emphasize the necessity of maintaining stable bilateral trade relations while asking the United States to grasp the shared advantages of their economic partnership. The ministry issued a warning to other nations to avoid establishing trade agreements with the U.S. that would endanger Chinese interests.

The July 9 deadline for the 90-day tariff pause approaches while the U.S. and China maintain their fragile trade relationship. The U.S. tariff restrictions against Chinese exports have made Beijing cautious about becoming a secondary target even though China faces no immediate duty risks.

The June London talks resulted in both parties agreeing to establish a rare earths export framework which they first discussed in Geneva. Since the agreement Beijing started processing U.S. license requests for essential mineral exports.

China stated that both parties must maintain their end of the agreement for compliance to succeed. The U.S. tariffs triggered China to halt essential material exports during the previous year. The complete resolution of the situation depends on both parties upholding their commitments.

Beijing has made it evident that trade progress remains achievable through mutual avoidance of any steps backward.