Chinese Premier Li seeks enhanced economic cooperation with U.S.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for enhanced economic and trade cooperation between the world's two largest economies as he met Tuesday with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Beijing, Chinese state-run media said. The secretary told the premier that the United States does not seek to decouple from the Chinese economy and hopes to maintain normal economic relations, according to China Central Television. The meeting came amid bilateral tensions over trade issues, including tit-for-tat export control measures on items related to semiconductors. Li said politicizing economic and trade issu...