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China reshuffles WTO envoy Li Chenggang as trade tensions with US escalate

By MLex Staff ( October 20, 2025, 07:39 GMT | Insight) -- China has replaced WTO envoy Li Chenggang while retaining him as vice commerce minister and top trade negotiator, in a move seen as rebalancing its trade diplomacy amid renewed US tensions and slower domestic growth. The reshuffle puts a new envoy, Li Yongsha, in Geneva as Beijing faces tariff threats and softening GDP momentum.China has replaced its ambassador to the World Trade Organization, removing veteran trade negotiator Li Chenggang from the post while he remains vice commerce minister and international trade representative....

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