China’s leader Xi Jinping says no one wins in a trade war as he kicked off a diplomatic tour of Southeast Asia with a trip to Vietnam

Xi is visiting Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia this week, days after US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements disrupted the global economy, and he has used the trip to promote Beijing as a source of stability in the region.

Cambodia is betting on more financial support from China, including for infrastructure, as President Xi Jinping visits the country on Thursday at the end of a three-nation trip in Southeast Asia, a Cambodian government spokesman said.