Shanghai’s Lujiazui financial forum falls victim to Covid-19 concerns as Communist Party Congress nears


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Shanghai has called off the city’s most important financial forum the day before it was scheduled to start after the city detected a new Covid-19 infection for the first time in a week. The Lujiazui Forum, which was scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, is delayed, not cancelled, officials with the Shanghai Information Office told the Post . However, another government official said the annual event might not be held this year, citing outbreak concerns and the availability of several senior financial regulators. The Communist Party will hold its national congress starting on October 16, during which Chinese President Xi Jinping...