Chinese officials brief reporters in Beijing on March 6. From left: China Securities Regulatory Commission Chairman Wu Qing; Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, National Development and Reform Commission Chairman Zheng Shanjie; Finance Minister Lan Fo’an; and People’s Bank of China Gov. Pan Gongsheng. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
BEIJING — China’s top economic officials said Friday that they are bracing for near-term volatility from the conflict in Iran, while pledging to pursue “balanced” trade after logging a record a $1.2 trillion trade surplus.