TIANJIN, China - Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday accused Western nations of "sowing division and confrontation," in thinly veiled criticisms of Washington, as he sought to cast his country as a responsible world power and champion for globalization.
Speaking at the opening of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin - sometimes called the "Summer Davos" - Li worked to draw a contrast between his country and "some people in the West" who, he claimed, have politicized economic issues at a time when the global economy most needs exchange and cooperation.