Xi Calls for Stable Supply Chains After Sealing Trump Truce (1)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned against “breaking supply chains,” in his first public remarks after a landmark meeting with US President Donald Trump that secured a one-year truce in the world’s biggest trade fight.

Countries should “jointly maintain stable and smooth industrial and supply chains,” Xi said during a speech Friday at the leaders’ summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation group in Gyeongju, South Korea.

“We must adhere to the principle of joining hands rather than letting go, and extending rather than breaking supply chains,” the Chinese leader stated, while calling on those gathered to practice “genuine multilateralism.”