China has gone to great lengths to show the world that extensive reforms have paid off and its economy is more open for business than ever, despite a brewing trade war with the United States.
And in a signal that Beijing might be changing stance in the ongoing trade fight with the US, officials did not repeat a previous pledge to respond like-for-like to new US tariffs looming next month.
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