Xi Jinping’s trade war warning, China’s fight against corruption: SCMP daily highlights

Xi Jinping (right) and Pedro Sanchez walk after a meeting in Beijing on Friday. Photo: AP

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There are no winners in a tariff war and China is not afraid of oppression, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday.

2. Will China dump US treasuries? Fears of ‘vicious spirals’ in global markets grow

As the trade war between China and the United States continues to escalate, fears are spreading that the conflict may spill over into dangerous new territory: the financial markets.

3. The more China tackles corruption, the more it finds. Can the battle be won?

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Even as Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption purges go further and deeper, China’s legacy of corruption remains a widespread and serious problem