New Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stressed the WTO’s importance and underscored the organization’s contribution to economic stability and cooperation over the past three decades.
The spokesman responded to recent comments in international media, including Forbes and The New York Times, which warned of the dangers of protectionism and “small wall” policies that could jeopardize the WTO’s effectiveness.
According to Guo, WTO plays a central role in providing a stable, predictable, and open institutional environment for strengthening global trade relations among member countries.
The Chinese spokesperson stressed that free trade is an inevitable necessity for the world economy, and its fundamental goal is to achieve mutual and win-win growth.
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