Beijing officials have been hamstrung in the trade war by think tanks serving only their backers’ interest. Photo: Shutterstock
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
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US-China trade war
Beijing officials have been hamstrung in the trade war by think tanks serving only their backers’ interest. Photo: Shutterstock