Also, one key member to the Chinese team that will negotiate with the Trump administration was likely put in place last week, when Li Chenggang was appointed vice commerce minister and trade envoy.

Explore China's resolve against U.S. economic pressure and its strategic moves in global trade. China trade response will be direct ...

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China’s Ministry of Commerce warned on Monday, April 21, 2025, that it will retaliate against any country that makes trade ...

Li Chenggang will replace 59-year-old Wang Shouwen, who participated in negotiations over the 2020 trade deal between the world’s two largest economies, according to a government statement.

That same day, Beijing appointed Li Chenggang, a former assistant commerce minister, as China’s new international trade representative. The appointment may signal Beijing is waiting for Trump to ...

Mr Li Chenggang, 58, a former assistant commerce minister during the first administration of US President Donald Trump, takes over from Mr Wang, 59, the Human Resources and Social Security ...

Amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, Li Chenggang has been appointed as China's new international trade representative and vice minister of commerce. The State Council of China in a ...

China’s government said Li Chenggang replaces Wang Shouwen, who participated in negotiations for the countries’ 2020 trade deal. China faces 145% taxes on exports to the U.S., while the Trump ...