[Wang Wentao met with Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Puisto] September 7, according to the official website of the Ministry of Commerce, on the morning of September 7, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Puisto. The two sides exchanged views on China-Finland and China-EU economic and trade relations. Wang Wentao said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of China and Finland, bilateral economic and trade relations have been developing steadily and cooperation in various fields has become increasingly close. Finland is welcome to serve as the guest country of the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. It is hoped that both sides will make good use of mechanisms such as the China-Finland Joint Economic and Trade Committee and the Innovative Enterprise Cooperation Committee to continuously deepen practical cooperation in clean energy, circular economy, intelligent manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals and other fields. It is hoped that the Finnish government will continue to create a fair, open and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies to invest in Finland. Wang Wentao said that under the current situation, it is of great significance to maintain the overall stability of China-EU economic and trade relations. Recently, China and the EU have conducted intensive consultations on a number of important issues within the framework of the Trade and Investment Consultation Mechanism. It is hoped that the Finnish government will adhere to free trade, push the EU and China to meet each other halfway, adhere to the new positioning of a stable and balanced China-EU key trading partnership, and properly handle economic and trade frictions through dialogue and consultation on the basis of compliance with WTO rules. Puisto said that Finland attaches great importance to economic and trade cooperation with China and is honored to serve as the guest country of this CIFIT. He hopes to continue to make good use of platforms such as the Finland-China Innovation Enterprise Cooperation Committee to further expand Finland-China trade investment and green innovation cooperation. Finland welcomes the establishment of a trade and investment consultation mechanism between the EU and China and hopes that the two sides will reach consensus through dialogue, properly resolve each other's concerns, and avoid escalation of economic and trade frictions.