China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the US

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China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the US  Li Chenggang, a former assistant commerce minister, will replace Wang Shouwen as trade tensions heat up between Beijing and Washington.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/16/china-appoints-a-new-trade-negotiator-during-tariff-fight-with-the-us  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00China has unexpectedly appointed a new trade negotiator in the midst of its

00:06tariff war with the United States. The government said Li Shenggang is

00:10replacing Wang Shouen, who participated in negotiations for the 2020 trade deal

00:15between China and the U.S. China didn't specify why it was changing

00:20negotiators, but the move comes at a time when Beijing is looking for ways to

00:24survive without the U.S. market. Meanwhile, China's President Xi Jinping arrived in

00:30Malaysia on Tuesday following a visit in Vietnam. Xi is touring Southeast Asia in an

00:36attempt to make the case for China as a more reliable trade partner than the U.S.

00:40The Chinese leader will end his tour with a stop in Cambodia.

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