BEIJING: The UN secretary-general and the Singaporean foreign minister say they are concerned about trade tensions and rising protectionism across the world.
The two leaders voiced support for international cooperation during back-to-back meetings with the Chinese foreign minister in Beijing Sunday.
The talks come as China and the US exchange tariff threats in what is already shaping up to be the biggest trade battle for more than a half century.
Beijing vowed Friday to âcounterattack with great strengthâ if President Donald Trump follows through on threats to impose tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese goods.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked what he called âprotectionism and unilateralism,â though he didnât single out the US by name.
UN, Singapore concerned about rising trade tensions
Updated 08 April 2018
UN, Singapore concerned about rising trade tensions
- The US and China have imposed billions of dollars worth of tariffs on goods from each other's countries in an ongoing trade spat
