Chinese Blast USTR Report’s Made in China 2025 ‘Slanders’

U.S. “accusations and slanders” against Made in China 2025, Beijing's long-term industrial policy, are “groundless,” said a Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Thursday. An Office of the U.S. Trade Representative report on foreign trade barriers said Wednesday many of the policy tools China uses to achieve the goals of Made in China 2025 “raise serious concerns” by restricting or “otherwise creating disadvantages for foreign enterprises.” The ministry spokesperson responded that Made in China 2025 “goals and measures are open and transparent.” The strategy’s “relevant policies and measures are applicable to all companies operating in China, with foreign and domestic companies treated as equals,” she said.