China's Premier Li Qiang met Mongolia's prime minister in Dalian on June 23. Li
said China will strengthen strategic alignment with Mongolia, deepen trade in
agricultural products, coal and minerals, and promote cross-border e-commerce,
the digital economy and AI; he urged faster progress on border ports, rail and
road connectivity. Li said China's large market demand is accelerating, welcomed
Mongolian exporters and urged Mongolia to improve its business environment and
safeguard Chinese firms' legal rights. Mongolia's prime minister reaffirmed
adherence to the One China principle, said Tibet, Xinjiang and Hong Kong are
China's internal affairs, and offered to align Mongolia's national development
strategy with China's 15th Five-Year Plan while deepening cooperation in trade,
connectivity, infrastructure, energy and mining, agriculture and the green
economy.
