Chinese Premier Li: US-China ties face new problems, new challenges

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was out with some comments in the last hour and said that the US-China ties face new problems, new challenges.

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• US-China disputes will harm both sides and also the global economy.
• US and China stand to gain from co-operation, lose from confrontation.
• US and China should expand common interests.

The comments remained supportive of the upbeat mood across the equity markets, which continued gaining traction on the back of the recent optimism over a potential COVID-19 vaccine.