China replaces top trade negotiating official as talks with Washington stall

China Appoints New Trade Negotiator as Tensions With US Intensify

As trade tensions with the United States simmer, the Chinese regime has brought a seasoned trade negotiator back to Beijing. Li Chenggang, China’s envoy at the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 2021, has been appointed as the country’s international trade representative and vice commerce minister, the human resources and social security ministry said in an online statement on Wednesday. Li succeeded Wang Shouwen, who was the main representati…

Business - China appoints new trade negotiator amid tariff war with US

Emboldened by the latest economic data that showed China's economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected at 5.4%, Beijing continues to play hardball in its trade war with the United States. But it also quietly appointed a new trade negotiator, with experience at the WTO. Meanwhile, Trump said he'd take part in trade talks with Japan as its delegation headed for Washington. Turmoil returned to Wall Street as the Federal Reserve chairman …

Trade War Monitor, April 16: China’s Q1 GDP Boosts Confidence, New Trade Envoy Named to Deal With the U.S.

Trade War Monitor, April 16: China’s Q1 GDP Boosts Confidence, New Trade Envoy Named to Deal With the U.S. - China lays down preconditions for talks, demanding U.S. shows more respect

China Shakes Up Trade Team as U.S. Tariffs Hit 245%, Names Legal Strategist Li Chenggang

China replaced its chief trade negotiator Wang Shouwen with Li Chenggang on Wednesday, signaling a tactical shift in its high-stakes tariff war with the U.S. The reshuffle follows Washington’s abrupt escalation of tariffs to 245% on select Chinese goods last week, a move Beijing called “unilateral and provocative.” Li, a 58-year-old legal scholar and former […]

Amidst the trade maelstroms, she leads, By Chinedu Moghalu

A tribute to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s quiet defiance and global stewardship in a fractured trading world. In a world fragmenting under the weight of tariffs and retaliation, where supply chains tangle like barbed wire across geographies, and the language of cooperation seems drowned beneath waves of nationalism, fear, and competitive distrust, she stands— not as an […] The post Amidst the trade maelstroms, she leads, By Chinedu Moghalu appeared fir…

China appoints a new trade negotiator during tariff fight with the U.S.

China appointed a new trade negotiator Wednesday in the midst of its tariff fight with the U.S.