Amid trade war, China’s Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow | World News, The Indian Express

Amid trade war, China’s Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow | World News, The Indian Express

By AP |Beijing |Published: June 5, 2019 5:30:28 pm

Amid trade war, China’s Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow

The trip to Moscow highlights Beijing's efforts to drum up support both at home and abroad as the President Donald Trump's administration pushes China to do more to redress a huge perennial trade surplus.

While Russia has relatively little heft in global trade, Xi can be assured of a friendly audience when he defends China’s position in the dispute. (AP/PTI Photo)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is talking up the Chinese economy’s resilience as he heads to Moscow for a state visit affirming increasingly close ties between the former Cold War rivals.