Han Yong, Director of the WTO Department of the Ministry of Commerce: China's status as a developing member will not change, and its position on promoting global trade and investment liberalization and facilitation will not change

On September 24th, at the press briefing of the Ministry of Commerce, Han Yong, Director of the WTO Department of the Ministry of Commerce, said that < b > China's three points in the current and future WTO negotiations will not change: China's status as a developing member will not change, its determination to defend the legitimate rights and interests of developing members will not change, and its position on promoting global trade and investment liberalization and facilitation will not change. In the next step, China will, as always, firmly safeguard the multilateral trading system, and is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with all parties to contribute to promoting the construction of an open world economy. First, take a clear stand against unilateralism and protectionism, and safeguard the basic principles and rules of the WTO such as non-discrimination. Second, promote the WTO rules to keep pace with the times, and promote the early incorporation of investment facilitation agreements and e-commerce agreements into the WTO legal framework. The third is to focus on the development dimension and promote the development-oriented and practical results of the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held in March 2026.