President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Liu He, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Liu He, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Photo: Reuters
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exclusive | How US played hardball over top Chinese economic adviser’s Washington trip

Beijing planned for Liu He to head a 40-strong delegation, but US only accepted a quarter of that number 

Wendy Wu
Wendy Wu

Updated: 11:46pm, 7 Mar, 2018

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President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Liu He, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Photo: Reuters
President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, Liu He, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January. Photo: Reuters
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