CHINA'S LI met Lao People's Revolutionary Party general secretary and president Thongloun in Beijing. Li said China will deepen strategic alignment with Laos, fully leverage its zero-tariff policy to boost bilateral trade, deepen China-Laos railway cooperation and accelerate construction of the China‑Laos economic corridor. Beijing seeks expanded cooperation in energy and minerals, artificial intelligence and the digital economy, will import more Laotian products and encourage Chinese investment

CHINA'S LI met Lao People's Revolutionary Party general secretary and president Thongloun in Beijing. Li said China will deepen strategic alignment with Laos, fully leverage its zero-tariff policy to boost bilateral trade, deepen China-Laos railway cooperation and accelerate construction of the China‑Laos economic corridor. Beijing seeks expanded cooperation in energy and minerals, artificial intelligence and the digital economy, will import more Laotian products and encourage Chinese investment in Laos while expecting Laos to improve the business environment. Li said China and Laos should closely coordinate to defend the rules-based multilateral trading system and safeguard free trade amid current shocks to the international trade order.