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IMF Official Highlights China’s Role in Rules-Based Trade

An IMF official has highlighted China’s support for multilateral trade and the potential for its outward investment to spread technology across Asia.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Bangkok, 20 October 2026 – International Monetary Fund Asia and Pacific Department deputy director Thomas Helbling has said China is making proactive efforts to support a multilateral, rules-based trading system. Speaking during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, he also argued that Chinese companies can spread new technology through outward investment.

For Asian businesses and investors, the comments matter because China is a leading trading partner and source of industrial investment across the region. They are an IMF official’s assessment rather than a new trade agreement or forecast. Commercial outcomes will depend on market access, domestic regulation, financing conditions and whether host economies can absorb technology and build local capability.

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