Risk is off to a wobbly start, China has also summoned the US ambassador to Beijing to protest over sanctions imposed on a Chinese military officer
- The diplomatic scuffle is over China buying jets and missiles from a Russian arms exporter subject to US sanctions
This in addition to China rejecting (for now at lest) a further round of trade talks with the US. The next round of US tariffs on Chinese exports to the US come into effect in just hours, at 12am Washington time on Monday.