A record of the foreign ministry's answering questions on the Sino US trade dispute

Introduction: Oriental egger news, China news, Nov 20 (Xinhua) - according to the Ministry of foreign affairs, on the afternoon of Nov 20, foreign ministry spokesperson Liu Jianchao presided over a regular press conference and answered questions from reporters on the Sino US trade dispute, Wen Jiabao's visit to the United States, Kelly's visit to China, the situation between Israel and Palestine, the six-party talks, etc The following is a transcript of Liu Jianchao's answers to reporters' questions Sdj Liu Jianchao said, "good afternoon, everyone First of all, I will release a message At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council, Chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder of the Federal Republic of Germany will pay an official visit to China from December 1 to 4, 2003." This will be the fifth visit to China since premier Schroeder took office, and Chinese leaders will meet with premier Schroeder In addition to Beijing, Premier Schroeder will also lead a large economic and trade delegation to Guangzhou and Chengdu At present, China and Germany are actively preparing for this visit Sdj now I would like to answer your questions Sdj: my question is about the recent trade dispute between China and the United States The United States recently expressed its willingness to avoid a possible trade war between China and the United States through dialogue How do you respond to this? Do you think this issue can be discussed? Second, China has cancelled the second soybean, grain and cotton purchasing group to the United States Can you confirm this? Is it because the United States imposed quota restrictions on Chinese textiles that China cancelled this purchasing group? SDJ A: the problems in the economic and trade relations between China and the United States should be solved through equal consultation between China and the United States On the issue of US restrictions on Chinese textiles, Vice Foreign Minister Zhou Wenchong and spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce of China have both expressed China's position We hope that the US side will take China's negotiations seriously, change its wrong decisions and return to the path of resolving differences through dialogue and cooperation, so as not to affect the development of bilateral economic and trade relations As for sdj's second question, as far as I know, due to technical reasons, the purchasing group of Chinese enterprises has postponed going to the United States Sdj asked: the U.S ambassador was interviewed by China and listened to China's negotiations on U.S restrictions on Chinese textiles Can you give us some specific information and further elaborate China's position? The second question is about the details of Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the United States Now the trade frictions between China and the United States are becoming more and more serious, and the Taiwan issue is gradually escalating What message will Premier Wen Jiabao deliver during his visit to the United States? SDJ A: Zhou Wenzhong summoned US ambassador to China Reid yesterday He told Reid that on November 17, the Executive Committee of the US textile agreement (CITA) made a decision to request consultation on three kinds of textiles imported from China, namely knitted fabric, corset and morning bathing suit The Chinese government was shocked and dissatisfied with the decision made by the US despite China's firm opposition Sdj Zhou Wenzhong pointed out that the Chinese government and industry have repeatedly pointed out to the US side that the application of the three products by the US industry does not conform to the "procedures for taking safeguard measures against the import of textiles and clothing from China" issued by the Executive Committee of the US textile agreement, nor does it conform to the relevant commitments of China's WTO accession report In spite of China's strong opposition and in the absence of facts and legal basis, the U.S government misinterpreted and abused China's textile restriction measures and made a decision to set restrictions, which not only violated the relevant legal documents of China's accession to the WTO, but also violated the principles of free trade, transparency and non discrimination of the WTO, and sent a wrong signal to the U.S industry and other WTO members Sdj Zhou stressed that the development of China US economic and trade relations today is the result of the joint efforts of the two governments and people China has always advocated that both sides actively develop China US economic and trade cooperation on the basis of equality and two-way cooperation It is hoped that the U.S government will start from the overall situation of China-U.S relations, change its wrong decisions and return to the path of resolving differences through dialogue and cooperation The Chinese government reserves the right to take further measures Ambassador sdj Reid said in the meeting that he would report China's above position to the U.S government The United States appreciates China's positive attitude towards the development of China US economic and trade relations and is willing to work with China to properly solve the problems in the bilateral economic and trade relations Sdj on Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the United States, if there is any exact information, I will release it to you At present, both sides are preparing for this Sdj asked: Assistant Secretary of state Kelly of the United States visited China on Tuesday and Wednesday Can you give us some details about the discussions between Mr Kelly and China on the North Korean nuclear issue? SDJ A: Mr Kelly arrived in Beijing on the 18th to pay a visit to China On the 19th, he held talks with Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo also met with Kelly Sdj Kelly came to China to prepare for the second round of six party talks Wang Yi and Kelly exchanged in-depth views on this The two sides believe that they should actively make preparations, start the second round of talks as soon as possible and make progress in the talks Kelly introduced the U.S ideas on China's ideas and suggestions for the second round of six-party talks, and elaborated on the U.S considerations for resolving the nuclear issue on the peninsula Wang Yi stressed that he hoped that all parties would further demonstrate flexibility, narrow differences, enhance trust and create conditions for the continuation of the six-party talks process and substantive discussions The two sides believe that the consultation is beneficial and constructive, and agree to continue contacts in the future Sdj: China is one of the largest holders of U.S Treasury bonds There are rumors in the U.S market that China may reduce the purchase of U.S Treasury bonds or sell the U.S Treasury bonds it currently holds, which may be one of China's retaliatory measures against the United States I'd like to know if you just said that "China reserves the right to take further action" Will this action be included? SDJ A: I just said that China reserves the right to take further measures on the wrong decision made by the US side As for the specific issues you mentioned in China US economic and trade relations, please ask the relevant functional departments Sdj: what is your comment on the recent trend of the situation in Israel and Palestine? SDJ A: we have noticed recent signs of easing in the Israeli Palestinian situation Israeli and Palestinian leaders have repeatedly expressed their willingness to resume dialogue as soon as possible, and the working levels of both sides have made positive contacts Recently, the Security Council adopted resolution 1515 in support of the "road map" plan for Middle East peace, and Israeli and Palestinian people also reached a "Geneva Agreement" aimed at achieving Israeli Palestinian peace as soon as possible All of these will have a positive impact on the Israeli Palestinian reconciliation process, which China welcomes We hope that Israel and Palestine will seize the opportunity, actively cooperate with international efforts to promote peace and promote progress in peace talks Sdj