Zhong Shan
Zhong Shan | |
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钟山 | |
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| Minister of Commerce | |
| In office 24 February 2017 – 26 December 2020 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Gao Hucheng |
| Succeeded by | Wang Wentao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1955 (age 69) Shangyu, Zhejiang |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Zhong Shan (Chinese: 钟山; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician and business executive, who served as the Commerce Minister of the People's Republic of China from February 2017 to December 2020.
Career
[edit]Zhong Shan was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, and he joined to work in 1972. His first job was Chief of Section in Zhejiang Textile Import & Export Corporation. In 1998, he served as the Director of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Department of Zhejiang. He was served as the vice Governor of Zhejiang since 2003.[citation needed]
In 2008, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Commerce. In March 2013, he was named China's International Trade Representative (minister-level).[1] In February 2017, Zhong was appointed as the Minister of Commerce by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.[citation needed]
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China–US trade war
[edit]In 2018, Zhong stated that China "does not wish to fight a trade war" with the United States but will protect its national interests against US protectionism, emphasizing there are "no winners" in a trade war.[2][3] After the administration of US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Chinese goods in late 2018, he stated that China won't back down in the trade dispute.[4]
According to the Washington Post, Zhong was seen as a "hardliner" by US officials.[5][6] He was described as having a strong stance in the US-China trade war. In July 2019, Zhong told the People's Daily that the US has "provoked economic and trade frictions against us and violated the principles of the WTO."[6]
In 2020, he declared at a press conference in Beijing that China has strong appeal for foreign investors due to its abundant, high-quality labor and complete industrial support. This statement was made as countries globally were reassessing their reliance on China's industrial capabilities during COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and growing concerns about US-China decoupling.[7]
Zhong was with Vice Premier Liu He to witness the signing of the first trade deal with the US President Donald Trump in January 2020.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "钟山简历". MOFCOM. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "China Minister Says Trade War with US Would Be 'Disaster'". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "China: Trade war with US would be disastrous – DW – 03/11/2018". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "U.S. Tariffs Won't Force China to Back Down, Trade Minister Says". Bloomberg News. October 9, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
The U.S. shouldn't believe that ever higher tariffs can induce China's government to capitulate to American demands in the escalating trade dispute between the world's biggest economies, according to Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan.
- ^ "U.S. Trade Negotiators Heading to China Monday for Talks". Bloomberg.com. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ a b Li, Yun (2019-07-16). "Trade war to drag on as Trump says long way to go and China strikes hard-line tone". CNBC. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "'Smart entrepreneurs' won't quit China as decoupling fears grow: minister". South China Morning Post. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "US-China trade deal is spin for Trump's failed protectionism". Australian Financial Review. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ Diss, Kathryn; Lipson, David; Olson, Emily (2020-01-16). "The US-China trade deal may be a win for Trump, but a loss for Aussie farmers". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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