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China’s Xi says tariffs undermine ‘legitimate rights’ of all countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with Vietnam's President Luong Cuong as he arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 14, 2025 [Athit Perawongmetha/Pool via Reuters]

Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned that tariffs threaten the interests of all countries amid an ongoing de facto trade embargo between China and the United States.

During a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday, Xi said trade wars “undermine the legitimate rights and interests of all countries, hurt the multilateral trading system and impact the world economic order”, the state-run news agency Xinhua said.

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