The United States and China have been locked in an escalating trade war for over 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.
"Trade faces unprecedented challenges," Zhong told a news conference in Beijing. "These challenges are both external and internal."
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