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China, despite being in US President-elect, Donald Trump’s black list, has offered to play a role in the plan to “make America great again”.
China takes a “positive and open attitude toward cooperation that benefits our two countries” when it comes to infrastructure projects, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Monday in response to a question from NBC News.
“We look forward … to expanding cooperation with the new U.S. administration,” he added.
In his victory speech last week, Trump vowed to “fix our inner cities, and rebuild our highways, bridges, tunnels, airports, schools, hospitals … rebuild our infrastructure … put millions of our people to work as we rebuild it.”
But is not yet clear if he plans to involve foreign firms.
Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with Trump on Monday.
“At present, there is an important opportunity and huge potential in China-U.S. cooperation,” Xi told Trump, according to state-run media
In May, Trump accused China of “raping” the U.S.
During a presidential debate, Trump decried the state of America’s infrastructure, saying the country’s airports are from “the third world,” while blaming China for making progress at America’s expense.
Trump also accused China of keeping down the value of its currency to boost export of cheap goods and steal manufacturing jobs.
Beijing has rejected the allegation, arguing that the cheap goods have benefited the American consumers.