Beijing
CHINA will open its markets further and aims to avert a trade war, said Premier Li Keqiang, just days away from the implementation of over-arching trade tariffs on Chinese goods by the United States.
In a pre-scripted annual press conference concluding the two-week National People's Congress, Mr Li said that the "new era" for China will be one of "free trade" and further "opening up".
"We will fully open up our manufacturing sector. There will be no mandatory requirement for technology transfer,...