BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi, known as China's "Iron Lady" for her tenacity in trade negotiations, said on Friday that she would retire from government early next year.
Wu, 69 this month, has been responsible for talks with the United States on contentious trade issues and been called on by Beijing to manage a number of crises, from this year's scandals over product safety to SARS in 2003.
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