Head-of-state diplomacy plays strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations: spokesman

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun stated at a press briefing on Tuesday that head-of-state diplomacy plays a strategic guidance role in China-U.S. relations.

Guo was responding to a media query that U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he expects to visit China this year or shortly afterwards. Guo reiterated China's position on the bilateral relations with the U.S.

"China always handles and develops its relations with the U.S. in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, while firmly safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests. We hope the U.S. will work with China in the same direction and promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of the bilateral relations. Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guidance role in China-U.S. relations. The Chinese and U.S. presidents maintain close exchanges and communication," said Guo at the press conference in Beijing.

Head-of-state diplomacy plays strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations: spokesman

Head-of-state diplomacy plays strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations: spokesman

Head-of-state diplomacy plays strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations: spokesman

Head-of-state diplomacy plays strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations: spokesman

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025