Overview

• Addressing the UN General Assembly, Li Qiang warned of a resurging Cold War mentality and cautioned against a return to the law of the jungle.
• He blamed tariff hikes and other protectionist barriers for global economic weakness and urged more inclusive globalization and closer collaboration.
• Li framed China as a defender of the international order and promoted multilateralism without naming the United States.
• A day earlier in New York, he met privately with U.S. business, academic and civic leaders, asking them to help improve ties in a session hosted by the U.S.-China Business Council and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
• The outreach comes as relations remain strained over trade, TikTok and technology controls, with Trump saying he and Xi plan to meet at next month’s APEC summit and no new policy moves announced by Beijing.