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Oslo Pushes China Dialogue
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said on Friday that Norway needs to maintain engagement with China to address global challenges including artificial intelligence (AI) and disarmament.
“Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store answers questions during a meeting with foreign journalists in Oslo, Norway, May 29, 2026”
Speaking to Xinhua during a meeting with foreign journalists in Oslo on May 29, 2026, Store said, "China is a major economy and a major player on the world stage, so we need to, and we want to, exchange, engage and trade with China."
Store said Norway’s China policy is based on maintaining dialogue and engagement, and he said Norway hopes to see more engagement with China on issues including AI and disarmament.
He also pointed to cultural exchanges, noting that Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery is currently visiting China for cultural exchanges.
Referring to his visit to China in September 2024, Store said he hopes to visit China again in the future.
Same Message, Different Framing
The same remarks were carried by Global Times under the headline "Norwegian PM says China engagement vital for addressing global challenges," attributing the comments to Store’s meeting with foreign journalists in Oslo.
In that account, Store again emphasized that Norway’s China policy is based on maintaining dialogue and engagement, and he said, "China is a major economy and a major player on the world stage, so we need to, and we want to, exchange, engage and trade with China."
Global Times also repeated that Store said China needs to be engaged on issues including AI, disarmament and other global challenges.
It further reiterated Store’s example of cultural exchanges, saying Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery is currently visiting China for cultural exchanges.
Global Times added that Store referred to his visit to China in September 2024 and said he hopes to visit China again in the future.
Engagement as Policy Track
Xinhua reported that Store spoke to Xinhua during a meeting with foreign journalists in Oslo on May 29, 2026, underscoring the need to maintain engagement with China on global challenges.
“Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store answers questions during a meeting with foreign journalists in Oslo, Norway, May 29, 2026”
Store said Norway wants to work with China and cited cultural exchanges as one example, while also linking engagement to AI and disarmament.
Xinhua noted that Store said Norway hopes to see more engagement with China, and it highlighted that Store’s China policy is based on maintaining dialogue and engagement.
The Xinhua account also said Store noted Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery is currently visiting China for cultural exchanges.
In the same reporting, Store referred to his visit to China in September 2024 and said he hopes to visit China again in the future.
