(21 Mar 2025)
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Beijing, China – 21 march 2025
1. Wide of news conference
2. Wide of reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China welcomes Senator Daines to visit China, and we also welcome Americans from all walks of life, including congressmen to visit China. China always believes that the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations is in the common interest of the two peoples and in line with the general expectations of the international community.”
4. Mid of reporter
5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China always believes that China and the U.S. should address their respective concerns through dialogue and consultation on the basis of equality and mutual respect.”
6. Wide of reporter
7. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China is always opposed to the abuse of illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction. The US should stop interfering in and undermining normal trade cooperation between China and Iran. China will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.”
8. Mid of reporters
9. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson:
“China is willing to work with Japan and ROK (Republic of Korea) to implement the leaders’ consensus, comprehensively promote cooperation in cultural exchanges, sustainable development and climate change, economic cooperation and trade, public health and aging, social science and technology cooperation, digital transformation, disaster relief, and security, continuously expanding the points of convergence of interests, enlarging the cooperation pie, and promoting trilateral cooperation to better benefit the people of the three countries, as well as promoting regional and world peace, stability, and prosperity.”
10. Wide of reporters
11. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson"
“China has lodged a protest with Japan regarding the relevant issue. The attempts by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities to collude with external forces to seek independence and provocation will not succeed.”
12. Various of news conference
STORYLINE:
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday said the country welcomes U.S. Senator Steve Daines’s visit to Beijing as the two countries swap tariff threats and harsh words over each others’ handling of the illegal trade in fentanyl.
Daines, a Republican from Montana, arrived in the Chinese capital on Thursday after meeting top leaders in Vietnam, according to social media posts by him and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
Daines said on X earlier this week that he would be talking with Chinese officials about curbing the production and distribution of fentanyl and “the need to reduce the trade deficit and ensure fair market access for our Montana farmers, ranchers and producers.”
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gave no details when asked about his remarks, but added that “China always believes that China and the U.S. should address their respective concerns through dialogue and consultation on the basis of equality and mutual respect.”
U.S.-China tensions have spiked as the U.S. imposed 20% duties on Chinese goods, drawing retaliatory tariffs of 15% on U.S. farm goods from China this past week.
The U.S. accuses China of doing too little to stop the export of precursor materials for fentanyl, a highly potent opiate blamed for tens of thousands of deaths in the U.S.
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