In jab at U.S., China vice president says world cannot shut China out

FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan reviews the honour guard with Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao (not pictured) during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the rest of the world must co-exist, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan said on Monday, in an indirect jab at the United States with which Beijing is currently trying to resolve a bitter trade war.

"China's development can't shut out the rest of the world. The world's development can't shut out China," Wang said in an opening address to the World Peace Forum at Beijing's elite Tsinghua University.