China says US cannot use pressure to force trade deal
Defence minister says China will ‘fight to the end’
02 June 2019 - 20:03
Beijing — The US cannot use pressure to force a trade deal on China, a senior Chinese official and trade negotiator said on Sunday, refusing to be drawn on whether the leaders of the two countries would meet at the G-20 summit to bash out an agreement.
Trade tensions rose sharply in May, after US President Donald Trump’s administration accused China of having “reneged” on its previous promises to make structural changes to its economic practices...
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