China will no longer claim the benefits available to developing nations at the World Trade Organization, removing a point of contention with the US that’s been a barrier to their agreement on reforming the global arbiter of commerce.

Premier Li Qiang announced Tuesday in New York that the country will stop seeking new “special and differential” rights in any current and future WTO negotiations, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency and a statement from the WTO’s head on X. Li is currently in the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly.

WTO Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala welcomed the decision on X , calling it “a culmination of many years of hard work” and thanking China’s leadership.

The gesture is significant at a time when higher U.S. tariffs are forcing

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