China's Xi says countries need to join forces in protecting world economy

Reuters

Published Mar 26, 2020 10:01AM ET

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said countries should join forces in implementing macroeconomic policies to stop the world from entering a recession from a coronavirus outbreak that has hit global production and demand, according to state media.

The stability of the global industrial supply chain must be maintained, Xi said in remarks at an extraordinary summit of G20 world leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic held via video link.