Highlights from the briefing

1.china will over time reduce export quotas for metals to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling that these curbs are discriminatory.

2.China will urge the new Greek government to ensure Chinese companies' interests in Greece, after it halted the privatization of Piraeus port earlier this week. China believes that both governments are keen to continue to cooperate as they are close trading partners, as well as advance pragmatic cooperation in various industries to achieve progress and bring financial benefits to people in both nations.

3.China expects the Mexican government to respect international business rules and provide equal treatment to the China-Mexico joint consortium, which won the $3.75 billion high-speed rail project last November.