Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof held "critical conversations" with visiting Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, he said on Friday, including discussions on human rights and on semiconductor equipment supplier ASML.

Vice-premier addressed China’s economic vitality, global cooperation and concerns over artificial intelligence at World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

China is not seeking a trade surplus and is willing to import more competitive and high-quality products and services to balance trade, Ding Xuexiang, the country's vice premier, said on Tuesday.

Ding Xuexiang also tells Davos that Beijing isn’t pursuing a trade surplus and there are ‘no winners in a trade war’.

China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said at a meeting with Dutch King Willem-Alexander in The Hague that China stands ready to increase mutual trust and that it would work together to maintain stability and smoothness of the global supply chain.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang warned of “no winners” in a trade war during a speech Tuesday during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in The Hague, the Netherlands, Jan. 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, China's Vice Premier Xuexiang Ding stated that there are "no winners" in a trade war while acknowledging the numerous difficulties and challenges currently facing the Chinese economy.

China is not aiming for a trade surplus and wants to import more high-quality goods to balance international trade, according to Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang. At the World Economic Forum, Ding emphasized that global trade benefits everyone and criticized protectionism,

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Commun

In his speech at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang highlighted the constancy of China's commitment to multilateralism by recalling a similar message that President Xi delivered to the same event eight years ago.

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - China is not seeking a trade surplus and is willing to import more competitive and high-quality products and services to balance trade, Ding Xuexiang, the country's ...