China appoints new trade envoy amid tariff war


BEIJING: China said Wednesday (April 16) that it had appointed a new trade envoy, as the world's second-largest economy pushes back against US President Donald Trump's swingeing tariffs on imports that sent global markets tumbling.

Li Chenggang (pic) has assumed the role of representative for international trade negotiations and vice minister of commerce, Beijing's human resources ministry said in a statement on its website.

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