Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said his nation is “not afraid” in his first public comments on the escalating trade war with the US that has tanked international markets and fueled fears of a global recession.

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    2 months ago

    China’s economy was very affected by Covid and the growth of China’s economy has been projected to slow as China can’t rely on its construction sector to continue to supply growth.

    That said, China has been preparing for some form of trade war with the USA for a while, so they probably have something planned for this and can now blame any lack of growth on the USA to its citizens.