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U.S. Labels China the World's Most Protectionist Economy

U.S. Labels China the World's Most Protectionist Economy

(Bloomberg) -- Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Dennis Shea said China is the “most protectionist” economy of all at a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Geneva.

Shea said China has failed to introduce reforms to make its economy more open to market forces and the harm that is doing can “no longer tolerated.

China’s approach to international trade is a “zero-sum game,” he added.

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