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Appointment comes as Vice-Premier He Lifeng leads a delegation to the US ahead of expected Xi-Trump meeting 1 -MIN READ1 -MIN Emma Main Shanghai Published: 8:31pm, 20 Sep 2026 China has elevated veteran trade diplomat Li Chenggang to the country’s top-level international trade representative post, giving him a prominent role ahead of an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. Li has been officially appointed by the State Council as China’s international trade representative, carrying a minister’s rank, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. He was previously the international trade negotiator of the Ministry of Commerce,…
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