How does China view the current state of global trade relations?

Despite high-level visits by American and Chinese officials, trade tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. Relations with the European Union are also tense, as Brussels prepares for possible tariffs on electric vehicles and seeks to apply a more coherent “de-risking” strategy vis à vis China. How is all this viewed in Beijing? What are China's short- and medium-term trade strategies? How does China want to strengthen the World Trade Organization (WTO)? How is the Chinese economy actually doing? And what preparations are Chinese officials making for the possible outcome of the June parliamentary elections in Europe and the November presidential elections in the United States?
Joining to discuss in this episode of the Peterson Institute for International Economics's event series Trade Winds:
HOST
Cecilia Malmström
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
GUESTS
Alicia García-Herrero
Senior Fellow, Bruegel; Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Tianlei Huang
Research Fellow and China Program Coordinator, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
Tu Xinquan
World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairholder; Dean and Professor, China Institute for WTO Studies, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China
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