Amid trade war, China's Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow

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Amid trade war, China's Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow

    By christopher bodeen, associated press

BEIJING — Jun 5, 2019,

 Chinese President Xi Jinping is talking up the Chinese economy's resilience as he heads to Moscow for a state visit affirming increasingly close ties between the former Cold War rivals.

In interviews published Wednesday, Xi told Russian journalists Chinese consumer demand is driving growth despite the trade war with the United States.

"Looking into the future, a number of factors will support the steady, healthy and sustainable growth of China's economy, including abundant human resources, strong internal driving forces, growing development dynamism and mobilization capability," Xi said.

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