Protectionism

World leaders attending a Group of 20 summit in Japan are clashing over the values that have served for decades as the foundation of their cooperation. European Union President Donald Tusk on Friday blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for suggesting in …

Osaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday put forward a five-point approach to address common challenges facing the world, including protectionism and unilateralism at global financial organisations like the World Trade Organization (WTO) and spoke about …

OSAKA (Reuters) - Attempts to lower the role of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) or to destroy it are counter-productive, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. “This is clear that it (global trade) needs to be adapted to the present-day develop…

China warned on Friday that protectionism and "bullying" were threatening the world order as President Xi Jinping met other leaders at the G20 summit ahead of high-stakes talks with Donald Trump. Xi met three of his African counterparts Friday morning on the…

OSAKA (Sputnik) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the international community was facing instability, while the biggest risk was posed by the developed countries' unilateralism and protectionism, leading to trade wars."We are now facing a very difficul…

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Maybe it was inevitable, with 10 candidates on stage. When the Democratic candidates were asked during Wednesday night’s debate to identify the greatest threat to the United States, what came back was a total lack of consensus. The exchange highlighted deeper…

TOKYO (AP) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Wednesday to seek a consensus on trade and other contentious issues when he chairs this week's summit of the Group of 20 countries in Osaka. Abe stressed the importance of global leaders overcoming their …

Officials in Beijing are urging mutual concessions in faltering trade talks with the US while warning of a possible sharp slowdown in the global economy if bilateral tensions flare up.Kristian Rouz – Officials from the Chinese Foreign and Commerce Ministries …

BEIJING: China said Monday it would seek backing for free trade and multilateralism at the G20 summit this week as it denounced protectionism while it fights a tariffs war with the United States. A meeting between Xi Jinping and his Donald Trump on the sidel…