On December 9, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Georgieva in Beijing to have an in-depth exchange of views on issues of concern to both sides, such as China's economic outlook and the global economic and trade situation. Wang Wentao stressed that currently, unilateralism and protectionism in some economies are showing upward momentum and linkage effects. The multilateral trading system has been severely impacted, and global economic recovery is facing serious challenges. China has always been a staunch supporter and active contributor to multilateralism. It will continue to uphold the concept of building a common destiny of mankind and promote the development of the global governance system in a fairer and more rational direction. China hopes that the International Monetary Fund will conduct objective research on international economic and trade hot issues, and is willing to strengthen policy communication between the two sides, work together to address challenges, and contribute to the continued stable development of the global economy.

On December 9, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Georgieva in Beijing to have an in-depth exchange of views on issues of concern to both sides, such as China's economic outlook and the global economic and trade situation. Wang Wentao stressed that currently, unilateralism and protectionism in some economies are showing upward momentum and linkage effects. The multilateral trading system has been severely impacted, and global economic recovery is facing serious challenges. China has always been a staunch supporter and active contributor to multilateralism. It will continue to uphold the concept of building a common destiny of mankind and promote the development of the global governance system in a fairer and more rational direction. China hopes that the International Monetary Fund will conduct objective research on international economic and trade hot issues, and is willing to strengthen policy communication between the two sides, work together to address challenges, and contribute to the continued stable development of the global economy.