China appoints new top trade negotiator amid US tariff war
China on Wednesday unexpectedly appointed a new trade negotiator key in any talks to resolve the escalating tariff war with the US, replacing veteran trade tsar Wang Shouwen with the Chinese envoy to the World Trade Organization.
Li Chenggang, 58, a former assistant commerce minister during the first administration of US President Donald Trump, takes over from Wang, 59, the Human Resources and Social Security Ministry said in a statement.
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