Protectionism 'doomed to failure': China's Xi

Protectionist actions are short-sighted and doomed to fail, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday ahead of an APEC summit at which US-China trade tensions are likely to take centre stage."We should say no to protectionism and unilateralism," urged Xi, in a veiled swipe at the "America First" policies of the US administration.APEC members the US and China have become embroiled in a trade war that experts warn could be catastrophic for the global economy, with the world's top two powers going