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U.S. lawmaker backs renegotiating global economic rules to
reflect China’s rise
By KEN MORITSUGU Chamber of Commerce
Associated Press in Shanghai. The trade
SHANGHAI (AP) — The conflict is creating difficul-
head of a U.S. congressio- ties for companies on both
nal delegation visiting Chi- sides of the Pacific, he said.
na said he backed rene- The lawmakers were later
gotiating the rules govern- seen at a Starbucks, an-
ing the global economy to other U.S.-headquartered
take into account China’s company, in the lobby of
rise and that of others such the office building.
as India and Brazil. The exchange with the
Rep. Adam Smith, a Dem- Shanghai Mayor Gong
ocrat from Washington Zheng started after Smith
state, told the mayor of politely interrupted Gong
Shanghai on Thursday that about 10 minutes includ-
the U.S.-led post-World War ing time for translation into
II order has worked well for the mayor’s introduction to
many countries, including Shanghai as an economic
China, but that “we un- and financial center.
derstand that things have How is the U.S.-China tariff
changed.” war impacting Shanghai’s
His remarks, at end of a U.S. Representative Adam Smith speaks during a press conference at the American Chamber of economy, Smith wanted
five-day trip to China, Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Sept.25, 2025. to know, and how does the
Associated Press mayor think it should be re-
solved.
dovetailed with Chinese Gong said that Shang-
leader Xi Jinping’s recent hai, a major shipping port,
announcement of an ini- is among those most af-
tiative to build a more eq- fected because of its high
uitable global governance exposure to international
system. They also reflected trade.
the reality that though the “We’re very glad to see
U.S. remains the most pow- that we already have talks
erful country in the world, and negotiations,” Gong
China is emerging as a po- said, citing the four rounds
tential challenger for glob- of meetings since May in
al leadership. Geneva, Stockholm, Lon-
The delegation of three don and, most recently,
Democrats Smith, Rep. Madrid.
Ro Khanna from California He stated the Chinese
and Rep. Chrissy Houlahan government position that
from Pennsylvania and there are no winners in
Republican Rep. Michael trade wars, but China
Baumgartner from Wash- will fight back if there is a
ington state, wrapped up war while remaining open
their trip in Shanghai after to negotiation. Smith ex-
three days of meetings pressed hope that both
with government leaders in tariffs and other barriers to
Beijing. The main purpose imports would be reduced.
of the visit the first by mem- He then called for a robust
bers of the U.S. House of debate about how to re-
Representatives since 2019 negotiate the rules govern-
was to open up lines of ing the economy.
communication between “China and the U.S. are the
the governments, Smith two most important players
said. A U.S. Senate delega- in how we resolve that,” he
tion visited in 2023. said. “How do we get to an
Citing the expansion of international rules based
McDonald’s outlets in Chi- order that is more agree-
na, Smith said his biggest able to everyone?”
takeaway from the trip China maintains that the
was that a lot of business is current international order
going on between the two favors the U.S. and other
economies despite the on- rich nations. The govern-
going trade and tariff war. ment says it doesn’t want
“We have a lot of work to to overturn that order but
do to resolve those issues,” make it better serve the
he told a small group of interests of all countries,
journalists after a meet- particularly developing
ing with the American ones.q
