Xi Jinping Positions China as Global Trade Champion Amidst US Tensions
TL;DR
Chinese President Xi Jinping positioned China as a leader in globalisation and liberalised trade during a speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru, contrasting with the inward-focused policies of the US under President-elect Donald Trump. Xi emphasized the inevitability of economic globalisation despite rising protectionism and geopolitical tensions, warning against isolationist policies.
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping snubs meetings with world leaders at APEC summit ABC News
- Trump tariffs risk ‘dividing world’, says Xi Jinping The Telegraph
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