Christine Lagarde (C), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), attends a press conference during the spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington D.C., the United States, on April 19, 2018. Christine Lagarde on Thursday urged policymakers to steer clear of all protectionist measures amid rising trade tensions between the United States and its major trading partners. (Xinhua/Yang Chenglin)