'Protectionism will lead nowhere,' China's Xi says as he begins Southeast Asia tour

Open this photo in gallery: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a two-day state visit, at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam, April 14, 2025.Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters There are no winners in a trade war, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Monday, as he kicked off a high-profile tour of Southeast Asia, where Beijing is seeking to shore up exports and alliances amid growing competition with the United States. Writing in Vietnamese media hours before he landed in that country, Mr. Xi warned "global, epoch-making and historical changes are unfolding like never before, and the world has entered a new period of…