The behaviour of Chinese officials at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea reportedly barging into the foreign minister's office, to try to cut mildly critical language on trade from a final communique, seemed intended to signal that China won't budge an inch on United States demands.
Commerce Minister Zhong Shan has declared that those who assume Beijing will cave to US President Donald Trump's bullying "don't know the history and culture of China".
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