Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in Beijing ahead of a major China-Africa summit
- made no direct mention of the trade tensions with the United States
- "China's determination to fully deepen reforms will not change," China's Foreign Ministry paraphrased Xi as telling Guterres."We are willing to use practical actions to drive all parties to jointly adhere to trade liberalisation and facilitation and build an open world economy"
Buckle up for another week of escalating trade tensions: