China's commerce ministry said on Friday that deepening commercial cooperation with the United States will not change when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, but warned against moves that could hurt bilateral trade ties, Reuters reports.
Shen Danyang, the spokesman for the ministry, told a news briefing in Beijing that the U.S. government will continue to see mutual benefits from trade with China.
"China-U.S. trade is beneficial to both countries," Shen said. "Don't do things that hurt others with no benefit to yourself."