China urges ‘calm and rational’ resolution to trade war
Deputy minister takes a conciliatory tone before high-level talks resume in Washington
29 September 2019 - 19:26
Beijing — China hopes Beijing and Washington will resolve their trade dispute “with a calm and rational attitude”, vice-commerce minister Wang Shouwen said on Sunday, ahead of talks in two weeks between the two sides.
The US and China have been locked in an escalating trade war for more than a year. They have levied punitive duties on hundreds of billions of dollars of each other’s goods, roiling financial markets and threatening global growth...
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