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U.S., EU Fear Chinese Economic Reforms Stalling Amid Weaker Growth

July 20, 2016 at 5:19 PM
In a trade policy review (TPR) at the World Trade Organization, the United States and European Union warned that China may be losing its appetite for economic reform as Beijing grapples with economic slowdown, but China maintained that it would continue to make strides in liberalizing its economy. The U.S. said in a statement that “as China's economy has slowed, the United States has sensed an increasing reluctance among China's economic planners to pursue further reforms.” Echoing that sentiment, the...


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