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FILE. Chinese Premier Li Qiang shakes hands with Director-General of the WTO Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Tianjin, a World Economic Forum meeting. 26 June 2023.

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Video. China gives up WTO developing-country status as tariff tensions linger

Updated: 24/09/2025 - 14:06 GMT+2

The US has long argued China should give up the developing-country status because it is the world’s second-largest economy.

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