China plays down Steve Bannon's predictions of war with US

The Chinese foreign minister has taken a swipe at Steve Bannon, Donald Trump’s chief strategist, for predicting China and the US will eventually go to war. He said any “sober-minded politician” would understand that both sides would lose from such a conflict. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, met the Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, in Canberra on Tuesday to discuss trade and security arrangements. In a press conference afterwards, he was asked if he was concerned about a possible war between China and the US, given the Trump administration has signalled it wants to take a stronger and more aggressive stance towards Beijing...
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