Chinese premier warns of 'rising instability' at key business forum

BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Qiang urged countries to open up their markets to combat "rising instability and uncertainty" at an annual business forum in Beijing on Sunday, as China braces for further U.S. tariff headwinds.

"In today's increasingly fragmented world with rising instability and uncertainty, it is more necessary for countries to open up their markets and enterprises ... to resist risks and challenges," Li told dozens of foreign CEOs and visiting U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines at the China Development Forum, state media reported.