US EditionChina replaces top trade negotiating official as talks with Washington stall
- China appointed Li Chenggang as its new chief trade negotiator, replacing Wang Shouwen amid escalating trade tensions with the US.
- Li Chenggang will navigate the complex trade relations between China and the US, which are currently hindered by significant tariffs on both sides.
- China’s foreign direct investment fell 27.1% in 2024, the steepest drop since 2008, while the US continues imposing high duties on Chinese imports.
- Beijing's shift in trade leadership suggests a strategy to utilize international trade law to counter US tariffs, while maintaining its own countermeasures.
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China Appoints New Trade Negotiator as Tensions With US Intensify
As trade tensions with the United States simmer, the Chinese regime has brought a seasoned trade negotiator back to Beijing. Li Chenggang, China’s envoy at the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2021, has been appointed as the country’s international trade representative and vice commerce minister, the human resources and social security ministry said in an online statement on Wednesday. Li succeeded Wang Shouwen, who was the main representati…
Business - China appoints new trade negotiator amid tariff war with US
Emboldened by the latest economic data that showed China's economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected at 5.4%, Beijing continues to play hardball in its trade war with the United States. But it also quietly appointed a new trade negotiator, with experience at the WTO. Meanwhile, Trump said he'd take part in trade talks with Japan as its delegation headed for Washington. Turmoil returned to Wall Street as the Federal Reserve chairman …
China Shakes Up Trade Team as U.S. Tariffs Hit 245%, Names Legal Strategist Li Chenggang
China replaced its chief trade negotiator Wang Shouwen with Li Chenggang on Wednesday, signaling a tactical shift in its high-stakes tariff war with the U.S. The reshuffle follows Washington’s abrupt escalation of tariffs to 245% on select Chinese goods last week, a move Beijing called “unilateral and provocative.” Li, a 58-year-old legal scholar and former […]
Amidst the trade maelstroms, she leads, By Chinedu Moghalu
A tribute to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s quiet defiance and global stewardship in a fractured trading world. In a world fragmenting under the weight of tariffs and retaliation, where supply chains tangle like barbed wire across geographies, and the language of cooperation seems drowned beneath waves of nationalism, fear, and competitive distrust, she stands— not as an […] The post Amidst the trade maelstroms, she leads, By Chinedu Moghalu appeared fir…
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