Beijing expected to spur trade

China will continue its market liberalization efforts and reform measures to further develop itself in economic globalization and safeguard the global multilateral system, a senior trade official said in Geneva on Wednesday.

Wang Shouwen, China's deputy international trade representative, made the pledge when the World Trade Organization opened a session to review China's trade policy.

Wednesday's session took place amid escalating trade tensions between the United States and China, among other leading economies.