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Posted on May 9, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
China's commerce minister met with Russia's economic head in Moscow to discuss trade and investment cooperation, including responses to US tariffs.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce minister met with the head of Russia's ministry of economic development in Moscow on Thursday, according to a Chinese ministry statement on Friday.
The two officials had in-depth exchanges on economic, trade and investment cooperation as well as responding to U.S. reciprocal tariffs, the statement said.
China recently decided to agree to hold high-level economic and trade meetings with the U.S. after "full and comprehensive assessment," Chinese minister Wang Wentao said in the meeting, vowing to safeguard China's own development interests.
(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom)
The main topic is the meeting between China's commerce minister and Russia's economic development head to discuss economic cooperation.
The meeting focused on economic, trade, and investment cooperation, as well as responses to US reciprocal tariffs.
This meeting is significant as it highlights China's efforts to strengthen economic ties with Russia while addressing US tariffs.
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