US Commerce Secretary warns of 'lopsided' trade relationship with China

Hong Kong

DURING his presidential campaign, Donald Trump talked tough on China, accusing the world's second-largest economy of stealing jobs from Americans. On Wednesday, Wilbur Ross, his commerce secretary, echoed that sentiment, calling for a dramatic shift in the countries' trade relationship.

Mr Ross was speaking after a visit to Beijing, where he met Premier Li Keqiang and other finance and economic officials, as part of an effort to lay the diplomatic foundations for Mr Trump's visit to China this year.