China’s top leaders pledge to oppose ‘unilateral bullying’ in global trade in veiled rebuke to Trump – US politics live

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From 1h ago 04.47 EDT China’s top leaders pledge economic support as trade war rages China’s top leaders pledged on Friday to step up support for the economy and oppose “unilateral bullying” in global trade, offering a veiled rebuke of hefty tariffs recently imposed by US president Donald Trump. The world’s two largest economies are engaged in a high-stakes tit-for-tat trade war that has spooked markets and spurred major manufacturers to reconsider supply chains. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has slapped most trading partners with 10% tariffs. But China has received the worst, with many products...