(ECNS) -- China is willing to work with all countries to promote an open world economy and reject all forms of protectionism, foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
Lin made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on an article published in a recent issue of The Economist magazine, which says China's export kept surging this year and the country is trading with more diversified partners.
The article notes China is cementing its role in supply chains and the world is snapping up more Chinese goods than ever before, adding that the trade war and tariff war had little influence on China.
Lin said that despite the complex and fluid external environment, China's foreign trade has maintained steady growth with stronger resilience and vitality.
In the first eight months of this year, China's total trade in goods went up by 3.5 percent year-on-year. ASEAN and the EU have become China's top two trading partners. China's total imports and exports with BRI partner countries grew by 5.4 percent, he said.
"Building walls and barriers will eventually box oneself in. Removing them and clearing paths leads to win-win," he said.
Facts show that tariff war and trade war do not change China's comparative advantages long acquired by its manufacturing sector, nor do they change the global popularity of China's high-quality goods or reverse the trend of countries supporting trade liberalization and facilitation, the spokesperson noted.
"Together with the world, China will stay committed to open development, promote an open world economy, reject all forms of protectionism, and share opportunities and thrive together through high-standard opening up," the spokesperson added.
(By Zhang Dongfang)
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