TOKYO/WASHINGTON/BEIJING -- A surge in commodity prices has worried both China and the U.S., pushing each side to intensify efforts to combat the trend.
Beijing unleashes oil reserves while Washington cracks down on food processors
Pumpjacks extract oil at a field in China. The Chinese government will auction 7.38 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to ease rising petroleum prices. © Reuters
TOKYO/WASHINGTON/BEIJING -- A surge in commodity prices has worried both China and the U.S., pushing each side to intensify efforts to combat the trend.