Trade war will ‘trigger bigger conflicts’ says China’s vice premier
By Reuters
25 March 2018 |
8:30 am
The China's vice premier Han Zheng said on Sunday (March 25) that the trade war will "trigger bigger conflicts and negative impacts" during the opening of the China Development Forum. Trade tension between and the United States flared this week wChinahen President Donald Trump unveiled plans on Thursday (March 22) to slap tariffs on potentially up to $60 billion in Chinese goods.
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