Wang Yi Calls for Open Development, Warns Protectionism Is Self-Defeating

Wang's remarks land as a signal of Beijing's preferred framing on trade rules, positioning China as the defender of the WTO-centered system while casting protectionism as self-harming. The audience is less Brussels or Washington than the developing economies courted through forums like this one, where the language of a fairer order carries appeal. The substance remains rhetorical: no new commitments or mechanisms were announced. Whether this framing translates into concrete positions in ongoing trade disputes is the open question worth watching.