U.S. unilateral escalation of trade disputes badly hurts consultations: MOC

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesperson Gao Feng gestures during a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2019. The United States has continuously and unilaterally been escalating trade disputes and caused serious setbacks in the China-U.S. trade talks, Gao Feng said at a press conference Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)