Shanghai is China’s global financial hub, while Beijing is viewed as more of a political centre. Photo: Bloomberg
China’s choice of Shanghai for US trade talks emphasises commercial rather than political focus, analysts say
- Switching first face-to-face gathering since G20 summit from Beijing sends message that ‘trade should be trade, and politics should be politics,’ analyst says
- Trade representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are set to meet Vice-Premier Liu He
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US-China trade war
Shanghai is China’s global financial hub, while Beijing is viewed as more of a political centre. Photo: Bloomberg