Advertisement Advertisement Beijing officials have been hamstrung in the trade war by think tanks serving only their backers’ interest. Photo: Shutterstock China / Diplomacy Chinese experts ‘filtered’ trade war advice to Beijing policymakers * Experts that Beijing has called on for advice in the trade battle with the US have largely avoided offending their supervisors * Some experts did insufficient research, or gave responses to serve their backers’ interests Topic | US-China trade war Jane Cai Jane Cai Published: 11:49am, 22 Oct, 2018 Updated: 12:39pm, 22 Oct, 2018 Advertisement TOP PICKS Link Copied Beijing officials have been hamstrung in the trade war by think tanks serving only their backers’ interest. Photo: Shutterstock READ FULL ARTICLE Jane Cai Jane Cai Jane Cai, CFA, is the Beijing Bureau Chief of the South China Morning Post. She has been covering China's economic, financial, business and political news since the early 2000s. Advertisement Advertisement