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China’s Li Qiang Vows To Open Markets, Criticises Protectionism Amid Trade Tensions Protectionism

China’s Li Qiang Vows To Open Markets, Criticises Protectionism Amid Trade Tensions

Chinese Premier Li Qiang seen on a big screen live broadcasting his speech at the opening of the China Development Forum China’s Premier Li Qiang said on Sunday the country would further open its economy and expand imports, while criticising rising protectionism and unilateral policies by some countries, state media…
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March 22, 2026
Premier Li Qiang calls for a global pledge to open up, while ‘power politics’ runs rampant Protectionism

Premier Li Qiang calls for a global pledge to open up, while ‘power politics’ runs rampant

Beijing has urged global commitment to opening up, while pledging to create more blue ocean markets in a world engulfed by protectionism. Delivering the opening address to the China Development Forum on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said, “protectionism is by no means a panacea for solving problems”, instead calling…
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March 22, 2026
Quote of the Day: Economist Thomas Piketty shares his bit on free trade – ‘Protectionism does not produce wealth…’ Protectionism

Quote of the Day: Economist Thomas Piketty shares his bit on free trade – ‘Protectionism does not produce wealth…’

Thomas Piketty believes that restricting trade to protect domestic industries usually makes a country poorer overall. French economist Thomas Piketty (X) Free trade agreements have become the talk of the town, thanks to India announcing two of the biggest such deals with the European Union and the United States. While…
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February 7, 2026
EU-India trade deal possible by end of January, says Germany’s Chancellor Merz Protectionism

EU-India trade deal possible by end of January, says Germany’s Chancellor Merz

Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, during a joint press statement with Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, not pictured, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Bloomberg German Chancellor Friedrich Merz floated the possibility that the European Union and India could sign a free ‍trade agreement as…
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January 12, 2026
Yearender: How China engages a challenging world in 2025 Protectionism

Yearender: How China engages a challenging world in 2025

Balloons are released into the sky over Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025.  (Xinhua/Yan Linyun) Amid rising protectionism and geopolitical uncertainty, China in 2025 has reached out extensively to promote world peace and stability, boost common development through greater opening-up, and engage more actively in global…
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December 31, 2025