BEIJING -- With a barrage of new U.S. import tariffs looming, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang struck a conciliatory tone on trade on Tuesday as his nation's annual legislative session wrapped up.
"A large [U.S.] trade deficit is not something that we want to see," Li told reporters at an annual press conference marking the closing of the National People's Congress session. "We want to see balanced trade, or otherwise this kind of trade would not be sustainable."