Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao speaks at the 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, March 30, 2025. The trilateral meeting, focused on topics such as strengthening trade and investment collaboration and advancing regional and multilateral cooperation, was co-chaired by Wang Wentao, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ahn Duk-geun, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
SEOUL, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China is committed to high-quality development and expanding high-level openness, vowing to share opportunities with all nations, including the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, said Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao here on Sunday.
Amid the downward pressure on the global economy, China, Japan and ROK, as major regional and global economies, have to make joint efforts to safeguard free trade and multilateral trading system, oppose unilateralism and protectionism, and advance regional economic integration, said Wang at the 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting held in Seoul on Sunday.
The trilateral meeting, focused on topics such as strengthening trade and investment collaboration and advancing regional and multilateral cooperation, was co-chaired by Wang Wentao, ROK's Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Ahn Duk-geun, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto.
At the meeting, the economic and trade departments of the three countries agreed to discuss accelerating negotiations on the trilateral free trade agreement, strengthen supply chain cooperation and dialogue on export control, deepen collaboration in digital and green economies, enhance local cooperation, and jointly foster a favorable environment for business collaboration. ■
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao (R), Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ahn Duk-geun (C), and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto pose for a photo ahead of the 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, March 30, 2025.
The trilateral meeting, focused on topics such as strengthening trade and investment collaboration and advancing regional and multilateral cooperation, was co-chaired by Wang Wentao, Ahn Duk-geun, and Yoji Muto. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto speaks at the 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul, , March 30, 2025.
The trilateral meeting, focused on topics such as strengthening trade and investment collaboration and advancing regional and multilateral cooperation, was co-chaired by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ahn Duk-geun, and Yoji Muto. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ahn Duk-geun (C) speaks at the 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul, South Korea, March 30, 2025.
The trilateral meeting, focused on topics such as strengthening trade and investment collaboration and advancing regional and multilateral cooperation, was co-chaired by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, Ahn Duk-geun, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
This photo taken on March 30, 2025 shows the 13th China-Japan-ROK Trilateral Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
The trilateral meeting, focused on topics such as strengthening trade and investment collaboration and advancing regional and multilateral cooperation, was co-chaired by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ahn Duk-geun, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
