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10:39, 10-Apr-2018
Austrian president: Trade war is the last thing we need
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Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said on Tuesday that "trade war is the last thing we need," amid rising trade tensions between the US and other countries, including China.
He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in south China's Hainan Province.
The president highlighted the criteria for innovation and openness, namely comprehensiveness, inclusiveness and connectivity and universality, adding that the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative is a perfect example.
This year's conference, held with the theme of "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity", began on April 8 and will run through April 11 in Boao, a town in the southern island province of Hainan.
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