China tells US it presents economic opportunity, not threat

Chinese Vice-Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen told his US counterpart on Sept 7 that a modern China was an economic opportunity and not a threat to the United States, the ministry said.

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Trade is one of the many areas of friction between the world's two leading powers, along with rivalry in technology, and tensions in the South China Sea and over Taiwan.

Mr Wang met US Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Marisa Lago in the northern port city of Tianjin - the second meeting in 2024 between the two officials.