PORT MORESBY -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday traded barbs in speeches at a summit of world leaders, with Xi criticizing U.S. protectionism and Pence saying the U.S. will not back down on tariffs while Beijing engages in "forced technology transfers" and "intellectual property theft."
"Global growth is shadowed by protectionism and unilateralism," Xi said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit, aboard a cruise ship in the harbor of Papua New Guinea's capital. "History has shown that confrontation, whether in the form of a cold war, hot war, or trade war will produce no winners."
