China appoints new top trade negotiator amid tariff tensions with US

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The government said that Li Chenggang has been appointed to replace Wang Shouwen, who participated in the trade negotiations for the 2020 trade deal between the China and the US.

The world's two largest economies have been steadily increasing tariffs on each other's goods since the US raised tariffs on dozens of countries.

China appointed a new top international trade negotiator on Wednesday amid tariff tensions with the US.

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Published On: 2025-04-16 @ 10:37:21 (8 hours ago)

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