Statement described as short of looking 'truly like strategy'

A trade war between the world's two largest economies would only hurt both sides, Beijing's top envoy to Washington said on Wednesday as he described US President Donald Trump's new national security strategy as falling short of looking "truly like a strategy" .

"China is not seeking global dominance," Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said. "What is important for us is to form a wide global partnership to respond to common challenges, and to build a community of nations with a shared and better future."

Cui made the remarks in a talk with Christiane Amanpour, CNN's chief international correspondent, about the Trump's security strategy report and the Korean nuclear crisis.