Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), along with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), along with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), along with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
Economy /  China Economy

Xi Jinping says trade war pushes China to rely on itself and ‘that’s not a bad thing’

Factory workers and farmers in China’s rust belt first to hear how the country will respond to rising protectionism

Topic |   US-China trade war
Orange WangZhou Xin
Orange Wang and Zhou Xin

Updated: 11:27pm, 26 Sep, 2018

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), along with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Photo: Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), along with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), along with the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a farm in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Photo: Xinhua
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