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Must commit to multilateral free trade, says Chinese Vice-Premier

China has become a strong advocate for free trade after US President Donald Trump's election

Zhang Gaoli, Zhang, Gaoli, China
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Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli

Bloomberg
Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli told a gathering of Asian leaders that the world must commit to multilateral free trade under the World Trade Organisation and needs to reform global economic governance.

Negotiations on the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, an Asia-wide agreement that’s favoured by China, should be concluded soon and regional cooperation such as with the Association of South East Asian Nations should be advanced, Zhang said Saturday in a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia, an annual conference on the southern Chinese island of Hainan.

“The river of globalisation and free trade will always move forward with unstoppable momentum