CHINA’S Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met Apple CEO Tim Cook on Friday and exchanged views on topics including China-US economic and trade relations, and Apple’s business operations and development in China, according to a press release from the Ministry of Commerce.

During their meeting, Wang said that under the strategic guidance of the two countries’ head-ofstate diplomacy, Chinese and US economic and trade teams have held six rounds of talks that led to a series of important consensuses, and both sides agreed that a healthy, stable and sustainable China-US economic and trade relationship serves the interests of both countries and is important for the stability and development of the global economy.

Wang said China is committed to building an open world economy, and the country is providing stability and certainty for a turbulent world with its economic development. — Xinhua