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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the recent trade talks between the United States and China, calling the dialogue a “positive” sign for the global economy.
“We have always said that we do not want an escalation of the trade war. We want dialogue,” Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief’s spokesman, said at a briefing on Monday.
“So this is obviously a good start,” he added, referring to the resumption of contacts between the two largest economies.
S. Dujarric also reiterated A. Guterres’ position that trade conflicts are not beneficial to anyone. “I think the Secretary-General has made it very clear that no one wins in a trade war,” he said.
A high-level China-US economic and trade meeting was held in Geneva, Switzerland over the weekend, with both sides reaching consensus on several key issues. –0–