Chinese Premier Li Qiang has urged the nation’s officials to improve their ability to anticipate challenges and accurately implement policies amid a turbulent geopolitical environment.
“At present, the task to comprehensively promote the Chinese path to modernisation with high-quality development is heavy and difficult, with the external situation remaining complex and severe,” he said on Wednesday, as reported by state-run news agency Xinhua.
During this difficult period, officials needed to improve their “ability to anticipate the situation and accurately implement policies,” he added during a ceremony to swear in 49 newly appointed central government officials.
But America will still place a total tariff of 55 per cent on Chinese goods and will not change the rate from that level, US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday.
