A woman counts U.S. dollar bills at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has hired 12 banks including Bank of China 601988.SS, Goldman Sachs GS.N, Deutsche Bank DBKGn.DE and China Construction Bank 601939.SS for its second sovereign dollar bond offering in over a decade.

Other banks on the deal are Bank of Communications 601328.SS, China International Capital Corporation 3908.HK, J.P. Morgan JPM.N, CTBC Bank, Mizuho Securities [MZFGX.UL], Standard Chartered Bank 2888.HK, HSBC HSBA.L and Credit Agricole CIB, according to a mandate announcement seen by Reuters.

The latest bond sale comes at a time when China and the United States are locked in a bitter trade dispute with no signs of backing down. Investors and policymakers fear the tariff row could further hurt China’s already slowing economy.

China last sold a global bond in October last year, when it raised $2 billion, its first such sale since 2004.

There was no indication of the amount China was looking to raise this time.

Last year’s bond attracted strong international interest, with investors placing orders more than 10 times the amount on offer.

A fixed income investor meeting will be held in Hong Kong on Oct. 9, the mandate announcement showed.