翻开中美经贸合作“尊重、公平、对等”新一页

Open a new chapter of respect, fairness, and reciprocity in China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation

——谢锋大使在美中贸易全国委员会2026年度中国运营大会交流晚宴上的致辞

 — Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Xie Feng at the USCBC 2026 China Operations Conference and Reception

尊敬的谭森会长，庞德伟大使，

女士们，先生们，朋友们：

大家晚上好！

President Sean Stein,

Ambassador David Perdue,

Ladies and gentlemen,

Dear friends,

很高兴再次同工商界的新老朋友“云”聚上海。今年是中美关系的“大年”，两国元首5月“相聚北京”，9月“相约华盛顿”，不到半年实现国事互访。北京会晤确立中美建设性战略稳定关系的新定位，华盛顿会晤以“尊重、公平、对等”丰富新定位的内涵，这为中美关系这艘大船校准了航向，也为中美经贸合作指明了方向。

Good evening! It gives me great pleasure to once again join friends old and new from the business community virtually in Shanghai. 

This year is a big year for China-U.S. relations. With the Beijing summit in May and the Washington summit in September, the two heads of state have exchanged state visits within less than half a year. The Beijing summit established a new vision of building a constructive China-U.S. relationship of strategic stability, and the Washington summit further enriched its substance by incorporating the principles of respect, fairness, and reciprocity. This has both recalibrated the course for the giant ship of China-U.S. relations, and set the direction for bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

第一，要秉持相互尊重，夯实中美经贸合作的互信基础。中美两国历史文化、社会制度、发展道路都不同，正因不同，更需尊重，要以理性的态度看待差异，以务实的方式处理分歧。去年以来，中美经贸团队已举行八轮磋商，“相互尊重”多次写入双方成果共识。今年9月新一轮磋商达成十项积极成果，包括建立并推进贸易理事会等机制、达成“300亿美元”对等降税安排、延期吉隆坡经贸磋商成果等。这些成果，无一不是在相互尊重、平等协商中谈出来的；既回应了双方市场需求和产业关切，也为企业经营创造了更稳定、可预期的环境。实践证明：只有在相互尊重中增进理解、积累互信、凝聚共识，才能不断拉长合作清单、压缩问题清单，为两国经贸合作开辟更广阔空间。

First, it is important to uphold mutual respect, so as to enhance mutual trust and strengthen the foundation for China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation. 

While China and the United States have different histories, cultures, social systems, and development paths, that gives us even more reason to respect each other, view our differences rationally, and handle them in a pragmatic manner. Since the start of last year, our two economic and trade teams have held eight rounds of consultations, and “mutual respect” has been incorporated into the deliverables many times. The latest round of consultations in September reached ten deliverables, including establishing and advancing mechanisms such as the Board of Trade, agreeing to reduce tariffs on about US$30 billion worth of goods imported from each other on a reciprocal basis, and extending the Kuala Lumpur economic and trade arrangement.

All these deliverables could not have been achieved without equal-footed consultations based on mutual respect. They have addressed both sides’ market demands and industrial concerns, while also creating a more stable and predictable environment for business operations. Facts have proven that, only when we build up mutual understanding, trust, and consensus through mutual respect, can we keep expanding the list of cooperation while shortening the list of problems, and open up broader space for bilateral economic cooperation. 

第二，要坚持公平竞争，激发中美经贸合作的创新活力。中美存在竞争是事实，但竞争要讲公平、守规矩、有边界。竞争就会有输赢，不能预设结果，不能自己赢叫公平，别人赢就说不公平。当前新一轮科技革命加速演进，新兴领域竞争最激烈。以人工智能为例，美国在基础研究、先进芯片和前沿模型方面有优势，中国则拥有丰富应用场景、完整产业体系和广阔市场。双方应比创新、比应用、比谁能更好造福人类，不能动辄给对方扣上“蒸馏”的帽子，筑起“硅幕”、大搞零和博弈，更不能开打人工智能版“星球大战”。生物医药、先进制造等同样如此。

Second, it is important to champion fair competition, so as to inject fresh vitality into China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation. 

While it is a fact that there is competition between China and the United States, such competition should be fair, rule-based, and with clear boundaries. As the saying goes, “Some days you win, some days you lose.” We should not decide the result in advance, and calling foul once we lose.  

As the new round of scientific and technological revolution is gathering pace, competition in emerging areas is becoming especially intense. In the field of artificial intelligence, for example, the United States has strengths in basic research, advanced chips, and frontier models, while China has a wide range of application scenarios, a fully-fledged industrial system, and a vast market. The two sides need to compete to innovate, advance applications, and deliver more benefits to humanity, rather than arbitrarily accusing the other of “distillation”, drawing a “silicon curtain”, engaging in zero-sum game, or even waging an AI war. The same is also true for other fields, such as biomedicine and advanced manufacturing.

第三，要深化对等互利，拓展中美经贸合作的共赢空间。放眼世界，中国是唯一兼具大和新两个特点的现实和潜力市场。我们开放的大门越开越大：制造业外资准入限制全面取消，电信、医疗等服务业开放稳步扩大；进口规模连续17年位居世界第二，去年超过18万亿元，今年前三季度又增长22.3%；两天后，第九届进博会将在上海开幕，162个国家、地区和国际组织参与，4142家境外企业参展，整体展览展示面积首次突破44万平方米，其中美企参展面积连续八届保持第一；美中贸委会报告显示，92%受访美企去年在华业务盈利，95%认为在华业务有助于保持全球竞争力。这些都印证中美“相互成就、共同繁荣”是看得见、摸得着的实景。对等的核心是双向。美方仍在推进对华投资限制措施，将经贸合作泛安全化、政治化，这不符合相向而行精神，希望工商界朋友规劝美国政府改弦更张。

Third, it is important to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation on the basis of reciprocity, so as to broaden the scope for win-win China-U.S. economic and trade cooperation. 

China is probably the only high-potential market in the world that boasts both massive scale and vibrant novelty. Our doors are opening up wider and wider. We have removed all market access restrictions for foreign investors in the manufacturing sector, and have been further opening up service industries, such as telecommunications and healthcare. We have remained the world’s second-largest importer for 17 consecutive years, with total imports surpassing $2.6 trillion in 2025 and growing by 22.3% in the first three quarters of this year.

In just two days, the ninth China International Import Expo will open in Shanghai. A total of 162 countries, regions, and international organizations will take part, with 4,142 overseas companies exhibiting. The total exhibition area will exceed 440,000 square meters for the first time, with U.S. companies taking up the largest space for eight years in a row. According to a USCBC report this year, 92% of U.S. companies surveyed report profitability in China last year, and 95% of respondents see China operations as important for staying competitive globally. All these have demonstrated that, the vision of China and the United States helping each other succeed and prospering together is a tangible prospect within reach. 

Reciprocity is fundamentally a two-way street. The U.S. side is still tightening restrictions on investment in China, and politicizing and imposing security implications on economic and trade issues. This is not the right way to move in the same direction, and we count on our friends from the business community to encourage the U.S. government to change course.

女士们、先生们、朋友们，

Ladies and gentlemen,

Dear friends,

就在上周，中国共产党二十届五中全会胜利举行，向世界传递了中国保持政策连续性和稳定性、推进高质量发展和高水平开放的积极信号。美国工商界向来是勤于思、敏于行的“早起鸟”。希望大家抢抓中国新机遇，开拓中国大市场。一是主动用好中国“健身房”，强身健体，练好内功；二是踊跃加入中国“竞技场”，你追我赶，共同提高；三是携手登上“领奖台”，合作共赢，相互成就。

Last week, the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China successfully held its fifth plenary session, sending a positive signal to the world that China will keep its policy consistent and stable, and stay committed to high-quality development and high-standard opening-up. Friends from the U.S. business community are always “early birds” with both vision and action. It is my hope that you will seize the new opportunities China offers, and further tap into the vast potential of its market. For businesses around the world, China is not only a premier “fitness club” and a vibrant “arena”, but also a “winner’s podium”. I encourage you to sharpen your competitive edge in this “fitness club”, inspire one another to achieve excellence in this dynamic arena, and ultimately share the podium through win-win cooperation.

谢谢大家！

Thank you very much.