Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, May 12,　move towards the right direction of solving the problem - China-US high-level economic and trade talks have attracted the attention of the world

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Jie, Chen Junxia, ​​Qi Yichu

　　From May 10 to 11, high-level economic and trade talks between China and the United States were held in Geneva, Switzerland.

　　Judging from the information released by China and the United States, in two days, the two sides conducted candid, in-depth and constructive communication, reached a series of important consensus, and made substantial progress in the talks.

　　On the 10th, on the first day of the talks, the reporter met a middle-aged couple who accompanied their children to participate in football training at the Frontene Sports Center in Coloni Town, Lake Geneva.

　　The father, an employee of the United Nations agency, told reporters that he noticed from the media that the high-level economic and trade talks between China and the United States are being held in Geneva. "High tariffs will inevitably hurt the global economy, and I hope today's sunny weather will bode well for the talks."

　　The choice between China and the United States to meet in Switzerland is of profound meaning.

　　Swiss international institutions gather to highlight their neutral identity. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland. China has become Switzerland's third largest trading partner for many years, and Switzerland is also an important trading partner of the United States in Europe.

　　Holding talks in such a place that has close cooperative relations with both China and the United States just proves that win-win cooperation is the correct choice for solving problems between China and the United States.

　　The United States' early tariff policy not only interferes with the normal production and operation of domestic enterprises and people's daily consumption, but also seriously impacts the global economic and trade order, casting a shadow on the development of the world economy.

　　The latest IMF World Economic Outlook Report lowers global economic growth expectations in 2025 to 2.8%, 0.5 percentage points lower than the forecast in January this year. The report pointed out that a series of tariff measures in the United States and its countermeasures have caused "significant negative impact" on the global economy.

　　People have noticed that there have been growing criticisms of Washington's practice of imposing tariffs in recent days. Bloomberg reported on May 9 that the U.S. tariff policy has caused hundreds of billions of dollars in all walks of life in the country to suffer. The Wall Street Journal reported bluntly that there is no winner in the tariff war.

　　This time, China and the United States can sit down and talk, which undoubtedly provides an opportunity to resolve economic and trade frictions. World Trade Organization Director-General Ivera has always expressed deep concerns about the uncertainty brought by the US tariff policy to global economic and trade development. Regarding the high-level economic and trade talks between China and the United States, she expressed her pleasure in seeing China and the United States take an important step towards resolving the problem, which is crucial to the economic development of the two countries and even the global economy.

　　Swiss business people also generally believe that at a time when the global multilateral trading system is facing a crisis, the high-level economic and trade talks between China and the United States are of great significance.

　　"The Sino-US talks are conducive to easing the current tensions, which is positive for the whole world," said Pamran, vice chairman of the Swiss federal federal government and minister of economy and education and research.

　　In the view of Philip Monier, former director of the Economic Development Agency and economist at the West District of Switzerland, the smooth holding of the talks will help reduce the uncertainty of global trade.

　　"I am very happy to see the positive progress of this China-US talks, which not only benefit the economic development of the two countries, but also has a profound impact on the global economy." Philip Tswaren, founder and CEO of SIMC Swiss International Medical Center, told reporters.

　　The scenery should be viewed in a long way. Moving towards the right direction of solving problems and consulting equally, making mutual benefit and win-win a "must option", is not only beneficial to China and the United States, but also the common expectation of the world.

[Editor in charge: Gu Yue]