Speaking at an international forum in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang blamed tariffs – implicitly President Donald Trump’s tariffs – for dealing a “severe blow” to the world economy.

Many of the attendees were at least as concerned about China’s predatory trade practices, including a tidal wave of exports that boosted China’s trade surplus to over a trillion dollars.

“Starting from the beginning of this year, we’ve seen the stick of tariffs being wielded around the world with growing restrictive measures on the economy and trade, which have dealt a severe blow to the global economy,” Li said on Tuesday.

“As the situation has unfolded, the damaging consequences of tariffs hurting both others and oneself have become increasingly evident, and calls from all sides to upho

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