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Wang Wentao

Wang Wentao
Wang Wentao
The latest news on Chinese politician Wang Wentao, including political stories and updates.
Born
May 1964
Industry
Politics
Job Title
Minister of Commerce, China
last updated:
7 October, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on November 14, 2024. Photo: Zuma Press Wire/dpa
US-China relations

Xi touts China as globalisation leader, draws contrast with US under Trump

Shared growth stressed on Apec sidelines in Peru as Chinese leader tells CEOs that Beijing’s economic and financial woes can be fixed.

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China-EU relations

EU to go ahead with tariffs on Chinese EVs after failure in talks

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China-EU relations

D-Day looms for China’s exporters as EU moves towards EV tariffs vote

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China-EU relations

Exclusive | China trade officials visit Brussels seeking deal to nix EV tariffs

Meetings meant to pave way for ministerial-level discussions next week when China’s commerce minister and EU trade chief sit down.

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Zeekr electric vehicles by Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings bound for shipment to Europe in Taicang, Jiangsu province, China, in August. Photo: Bloomberg
US-China relations

China raises ‘serious concerns’ over US chip-making curbs, supply chain probe

Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao spoke to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo by phone on Thursday, expressing concerns over US sanctions that ‘suppress’ Chinese companies.

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China trade

Amid global supply chain shifts, China eyes Vietnam for ‘strategic’ cooperation

Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday in Ho Chi Minh City, with trade and Vietnamese infrastructure on the agenda.

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US-China relations

US, China must curb national security impact on trade: commerce minister

China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday in the first ministerial-level talks of a new exchange mechanism.

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Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday in the first ministerial-level talks of a new exchange mechanism. Photo: X/@IFENG__official
Hong Kong economy

China’s commerce minister urges Hong Kong to use strengths to help firms expand

Commerce minister Wang Wentao says Hong Kong should cultivate new growth points in digitalisation and green trade.

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US-China relations

China’s commerce chief presses US Senate leader Schumer on trade restrictions

During ‘rational and pragmatic’ talks on Monday, Wang Wentao told Chuck Schumer that China wants the US to define its security boundaries.

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US-China relations

Will Gina Raimondo’s Beijing meetings be a litmus test in US-China relations?

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s China trip continued on Tuesday, and she called for collaboration in AI, climate change and ending the fentanyl crisis.

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China’s Premier Li Qiang with US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Photo: AFP
United States

US, China trade officials to meet amid efforts to stabilise relations

The invitation for Gina Raimondo’s trip comes from Minister Wang Wentao and follows the imposition of foreign investment controls by her agency that have stung numerous Chinese companies.

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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has been invited to China by Minister Wang Wentao for a meeting. Photo: Reuters
China trade

‘Valuable window of opportunity’ for US-China to deepen industrial ties

More than 20 former government officials and industrial and business leaders from China and the US took part in a dialogue this week, while Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao also met with German business leaders.

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Luxury CEOs

LVMH chief Bernard Arnault is set to visit China in June, after Elon Musk

LVMH chief and the world’s richest man Bernard Arnault is set to visit China this summer as the region bounces back amid post-Covid-19 recovery – here’s what we know so far

China trade

China hopes to build ‘high-quality economic relationship’ with Argentina

Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao met with Argentinian counterpart Sergio Massa on Thursday amid China’s push to expand its footprint in South America.

Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao (fifth fron left) met with Argentinian counterpart Sergio Massa (third from right) on Thursday in Shanghai. Photo: Twitter@SergioMassa
China-Japan relations

Apec: China’s commerce minister condemns chip controls and ‘smears’ at G7

Wang Wentao lodges a solemn representation with Japanese trade minister Nishimura Yasutoshi on Apec sidelines in Detroit.

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Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao says Japan “insisted on introducing semiconductor export control measures, which seriously violated international economic and trade rules”, according to a ministry statement. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US-China relations continue to thaw as trade officials meet in Detroit

Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai hold talks on the margin of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation session.

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US-China relations

China and US trade officials vow to step up communication to manage tensions

China describes talks between Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo as ‘professional and constructive’.

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US-China relations

At Apec, top US official urges ‘worker-centric’ approach to trade policy

While in the US for Apec, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao is scheduled to meet with his American counterpart, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, as well as US Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks in Detroit on Thursday. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

China, US officials to take another run at restarting trade talks

Commerce Minister Wang Wentao will hold meetings with top American trade officials in the US this week.

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US-China relations

Raids, restrictions and the art of woo: how US-China trade hangs in the balance

Monday’s meeting between China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, and American firms in Shanghai is seen as Beijing’s latest attempt to resist decoupling with Washington after ‘national security’ moves.

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China-Australia relations

China, Australia to ‘step up’ trade talks, minister Farrell says after meeting

No deals were made at a Friday meeting between trade ministers from China and Australia in Beijing, but another meeting could happen in just two weeks, as relations between the two sides continue to thaw.

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Australian trade minister Don Farrell speaks with Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Friday. Photo: AP
China-Australia relations

Exclusive | China’s foreign minister to visit Australia in July for ‘reciprocal visit’

China’s foreign minister Qin Gang will visit Australia in July amid improving ties between Beijing and Canberra, according to a source close to the Chinese government and an Australian academic.

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Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang. Photo: Kyodo
US-China relations

Are US-China ties on the up? Washington’s envoy meets Beijing’s commerce chief

Series of meetings this week during ambassador Nicholas Burns’ China trip represent the highest-level public engagements between the two powers since relations soured over suspected a Chinese spy balloon.

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China-Australia relations

Australia to seek ‘resumption of unimpeded’ exports to China during trade trip

Australian trade minister Don Farrell arrived in Beijing on Thursday ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on Friday.

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US-China relations

China’s commerce minister to meet US trade representative this month: sources

Meeting between Wang Wentao and Katherine Tai is ‘likely to be on Apec sidelines’.

There are some indications that communication is set to resume between the world’s two biggest economies. Photo: AP
Semiconductors

ASML CEO’s China visit unlikely to bear immediate fruit as politics dominate

Analysts say ASML CEO’s China visit is unlikely to change current situation on restrictions of advanced exports of chip technology to the country, with politics dominating.

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ASML CEO visits China. Photo: Reuters
China-Australia relations

‘Inevitable’ China-Australia trade ties improve after ‘important step’

Australia’s Don Farrell met virtually with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao on Monday in the first meeting of Australian and Chinese trade ministers since 2019 and accepted an invitation to travel to Beijing ‘in the near future’.

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China-Australia relations

Exclusive | Australian prime minister ‘anticipating’ Beijing trip this year as talks resume

Australian trade minister Don Farrell will meet with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao next week, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese then ‘anticipating to visit Beijing’ later this year, according to sources.

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