Spokesperson Lin Jian of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted today (May 7) and said, "At the invitation of the Swiss government, Politburo member of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng will visit Switzerland from May 9 to 12, and hold talks with Swiss leaders and relevant parties. During his visit to Switzerland, Vice Premier He will meet with US Treasury Secretary Benten, who is responsible for Sino-US economic and trade affairs, as the Chinese minister in charge of Sino-US economic and trade affairs. From May 12 to 16, Vice Premier He will go to France to co-host the 10th China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue with the French side."

US Treasury Secretary Benten and Trade Representative Greer will meet with China's highest economic envoy in Switzerland later this week. Affected by this news, post-market futures in the US stock market opened higher, while gold prices fell.

Commenting on it: Since the new US administration took office, a series of unilateral tariff measures have been like stones thrown into a calm lake surface, not only severely impacting Sino-US economic and trade relations but also making the road to global economic recovery full of thorns. American businesses and consumers are also deeply affected, with the public facing pressure from rising prices and enterprise development being restricted. Recently, the US has frequently hinted at adjusting tariff policies and actively conveyed its willingness to negotiate, reflecting the increasing domestic economic downward pressure and growing international isolationism in reality.

After fully weighing global expectations, its own interests, and calls from all sectors in the United States, China decided to agree to contact with the US side, demonstrating its role as a major country with rational pragmatism. China has always firmly defended its own development interests while upholding international fairness and justice and the international economic and trade order. This dialogue is an important opportunity to ease Sino-US trade frictions. If the US side can abandon hegemonic thinking, face its own mistakes, show sincerity in negotiations, and communicate with China on the basis of mutual respect, equal consultation, and mutual benefit, reaching consensus on core issues such as tariffs and trade barriers, it will lay the foundation for Sino-US economic and trade relations to return to normal and also inject a strong stimulus into the global economic recovery.

It is worth noting that Vice Premier He Lifeng will also go to France to host the 10th China-France High-Level Economic and Financial Dialogue, which demonstrates China's determination to actively expand diversified diplomacy and strengthen economic cooperation and exchanges with European countries.

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