US-China trade deficit figure overestimated by about 20 pct: commerce minister
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Updated: 2018-03-11 11:17
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BEIJING -- Different statistical methods widen US trade deficit with China by around 20 percent, Chinese commerce minister said Sunday.
A joint work group found that the trade deficit number tracked by the United States was overestimated by 21 percent last year, Zhong Shan, the Minister of Commerce told a press conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.
