Xi Jinping’s promise to open China’s markets? It’s ‘nothing to do’ with Trump’s trade war threats, say Beijing officials
Donald Trump
Thursday, 12 April 2018 () Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to further open up its market to foreign investors has “nothing to do” with the recent tit-for-tat dispute with the United States, a spokesman for China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday. US President Donald Trump has said he was “very thankful” for Xi’s pledges in a speech at the Boao Forum on Tuesday, but the authorities in Beijing have been trying to undo the impression that they were bowing to pressure from...